I watch the clock

it watches me

it revels in its tyranny

owns the stage

turns the page

as I languish

in uncertainty

it moves its hands

I hear the tick

change

imperceptible

then the tock

it’s face

solid rock

it turns the page

owns the stage

revels in its tyranny

© Ann Bagnall

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