Time shall not control
or command me
I don't live for it
I'm independent and free-

my life I carve
patiently and diligently
at my clock I don't look
I stop only when I'm weary-

my own programme
I set meticulously
minutes and hours
that pass, they don't bother me

outside my window I look
the day's light is fading away gently
as evening follows in logical sequence
my work I've done-- tonight I'll sleep soundly.