Analysis of Tick Tock

Lisa Borka 1969 (USA)



I'm a clock with no face
hands moving with time.
The pressure is rising
with each hourly chime.

A clock with no eyes
to see what lies ahead.
No way to ensure safety
no end to my dread.

A clock that can't see
the pain and the fear
with each step I take
knowing danger is near.

A clock with no feelings
no heartbeat,ime .

What would happen
to the clock with no face ?
If the batteries dies,
would it just be replaced ?

Time can be changed
forward and back.
But not with this clock
that's something it lacks.

Time will go on
with each tickety tock,
and the clock with no face
is still just a clock.


Scheme ABXB CDED EFXF XB XACX XXGX XGAG
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 11011 010110 11101 01111 111101 1110110 11111 01111 01001 11111 101011 011110 11 1110 101111 101001 11111 1111 1001 11111 11011 1111 1111 001111 11101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 603
Words 138
Sentences 11
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 66
Words per stanza (avg) 17

About this poem

I wrote this around the time I was diagnosed with bipolar. approximate1999

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Submitted by lissanneb on July 30, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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