Tick. . . tock. . .

no moment can go unnoticed by time's watchful eye
no second can pass without my looking at the clock
no hand can move fast enough for me to be done with this tiresome work
but i'll push on and keep at it
until falling i find
my way into wonderland
inside my mind
tea parties and toadstools
insanity comes in a glass
drink it up drink it up!
this moment won't last
tick tock goes the clock
and gone is the day
yet i still find myself here
drinking away
from a chalice of thought
and a mug full of tea
piping hot
time is your enemy 
and lust an overly friendly aquaintance 
insanity is your world now
fall back you'll find it
somewhere amongst the stars 
that go out when you turn off the lights. 

Inkpaw

VT

17 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker