Tick
Tick
Tick
Another one off the list
One
Two
Three
Easy-peasy
Done
Done
Done
Add another job on
Tick
Tick
Tick
Upwards and onwards
One
Two
Three
Nearly home free
Done
Done
Done
And another day gone
Tick
Tick
Tick
along a moveable feast
One
Two
Three
Hold on to that beast
Done
Done
Done
Where has the week gone?
Tick
Tick
Tick
Littering my mind
One
Two
Three
Can't find any time
Done
Done
Done
Can we move along?
Tick
Tick
Tick
I feel a little sick
One
Two
Three
Fading away
Done
Done
Done
I will never be won.
Tick
Tick
Tick
Someone stop the clock
One
Two
Three
Lost pieces of me
Done
Done
Done
Laps down the rat run
Tick
Tick
Tick
A prisoner of war
One
Two
Three
Back against a wall
Done
Done
Done
Looks down the barrel of a gun
**
Tick
Tick
Tick
**
Tick
Tick
Tick
**
Tick
Tick
Tick
Boom.
About the Creator
Caroline Jane
CJ lost the plot a long time ago. Now, she writes to explore where all paths lead, collecting crumbs of perspective as her pen travels. One day, she may have enough for a cake, which will, no doubt, be fruity.
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Comments (5)
A veritable stilleto of a poem
Oops. Ran out of time.
Outstanding!!! Left some love!!!
Phenomenal!
time to diffuse before that final tick very intriguing 😀