Tick tock.

A J C 1958 (Swansea, MA)



Tick tock.

I watched the clock tick on by. The pendulum swings from side to side. Maybe it's time for me to say goodbye. I can't run and hide. It's going to chase me down till the end of time. I don't care, because you're mine. It's only a matter of time.

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I was in the hospital dying and I would look at every second that the clock ticked by and wondered. What can you do in one second? Please don't waste my time. This is true.

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Written on January 23, 2024

Submitted by alanswansea18 on January 23, 2024

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Characters 256
Words 54
Stanzas 1
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