The Clock

THE CLOCK by JOHN M. ARRIBAS I Quietly Watch the Second Hand Sweep Never Varies, a Full Minute it Will Keep Its an Easy Pace as it Starts its Run Barreling Through the Number One Speeds up a Bit as You Can See Cruises Right past Number Three Really Moving Taking a Headlong Dive Slides past Four, Rounds the Corner at Five Begins to Slow as it Nicks Six Now Starts an Uphill Climb Slows the Pace Til Reaching Nine The Endless Task Never to Shelve Minute Later We Arrive at Twelve