A clock to watch the time
the seconds ticktock beat
like heart in chest
or foot on street
One handed mid-night chime
morning comes before the sun
two hands to meet again
in the post-meridian
The moon, she is sublime
my clock and her share faces
but only once a month
a matched homeostasis
And the golden summer days
turn to frigid winter nights
autumn romp in leaves
spring spent flying kites
The child in us parts ways
the ticktocking beat remains
time accelerates
the moon begins to wane
The years become a haze
the months replace the days
seconds don't exist
your memory disobeys
your life is just a tick
your death is soon to talk
years, they go by quick
while we sit
and watch
the clock...
May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013 at 12:31 PM UTC
A clock to watch the time
the seconds ticktock beat
like heart in chest
or foot on street
One handed mid-night chime
morning comes before the sun
two hands to meet again
in the post-meridian
The moon, she is sublime
my clock and her share faces
but only once a month
a matched homeostasis
And the golden summer days
turn to frigid winter nights
autumn romp in leaves
spring spent flying kites
The child in us parts ways
the ticktocking beat remains
time accelerates
the moon begins to wane
The years become a haze
the months replace the days
seconds don't exist
your memory disobeys
your life is just a tick
your death is soon to talk
years, they go by quick
while we sit
and watch
the clock...
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