The Clock

 

There’s a heart that beats

 

and a clock that chimes

 

Moments pass

 

as they both keep time

 

 

 

Opportunities

 

lost again

 

Words don’t flow

 

from an idle pen

 

 

 

Deeds don’t come

 

from an idle hand

 

Seeds won’t grow

 

in a barren land

 

 

 

Something stalks me

 

Something’s there

 

Something haunts

 

my every prayer

 

 

 

Aggravation

 

Life slips by

 

Desperation

 

Sleepless nights

 

 

 

Cold against

 

the words I say

 

Time won’t make

 

this go away

 

 

 

It merely ticks

 

to count the deeds

 

Mounting numbers

 

don’t mislead

 

 

 

They all add up

 

to tell the tale

 

of downward slide

 

towards the hell

 

 

 

That I’ve created

 

Idle hands

 

Not but dust

 

on barren land

 

 

 

Depicts the seeds

 

that I have sown

 

And with this pen

 

I’m left alone

 

 

 

In idle silence

 

Years go by...

 

As the heart beats on

 

and the clock keeps time.