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Clocks
March 10, 2010
The clocks are ticking
One by one
Time is lost
Never regained
Never found
Never existed
Number by number
Minute by minute
Hour by hour
The circle is always complete
It’s uncontrollable
Unmanageable
Out of my hands
The clocks are ticking
One by one
All around me
Dizzying
Nauseating
Deafening
Look around
At all the chaos
Of everything surrounding me
The banter
The tears
The blood
I look at the clocks
And they’re still ticking.
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summernightlove said...
on May. 24 2010 at 5:51 pm
my favorite part is "the banter, the tears, the blood." that really shook me and i thought OH MY GOD. one of the besttt
nyclife said...
on May. 24 2010 at 5:50 pm
i LOVE the ending. so powerful. i cannot believe a teenager wrote this
youretheone said...
on May. 24 2010 at 5:49 pm
wow.......this is soooo good. i love the idea of it. you are such a good writer!!
jill456 said...
on Apr. 12 2010 at 10:30 pm
this is one of my absolute faves! again i love your last line. "and they're still ticking." its just like WAM. this person can write. love it love ittt
orangegrower said...
on Apr. 2 2010 at 3:12 pm
I enjoyed poem because that's the way I feel about getter older. You can't stop the clock ticking away your alloted time.
MinaR7 said...
on Mar. 31 2010 at 12:04 am
I love this poem, it definetley expains how i look on life..
PrezLover101 said...
on Mar. 30 2010 at 6:43 pm
i think its a good poem, but i dont connect with it, thats all. but it really is great!
Jan-o Wizard said...
on Mar. 28 2010 at 6:48 pm
Wonderful flow, wonderful observations of clocks and what they mean to us. I could easily mistake this for a piece written by a well-established poet. Great job.
pooh777 said...
on Mar. 28 2010 at 12:16 pm
My time is linear. Your time is linear. Our time only exists when we are together. Nice poem.
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