Thursday, October 20, 2011

#293 Do You Hear That Ticking?


I'm ticking

I'm checking for a watch
But there is none
The plot is thickening

Perhaps it's a cartoon bomb
With red sticks and an alarm clock
The thought is sickening

Is it the titanium valve in my heart?
No, I don't have one of those
My pulse is quickening

What is that noise
Perhaps my teeth as I eat clicking
That would be so fattening

It's growing louder
I put my fingers in my ears
It's almost deafening

I feel hotter too
Is the heat on in here
My forehead is glistening

Suddenly it gets slower
Something is changing
It's tempo is lengthening

Things seem calmer now
I feel safe
It doesn't seem so threatening

Almost all at once
I can sort of see what I need
I'm having a moment of enlightening

I hear a snap
My eyes flutter open
I am awakening

My doctor stops the metronome

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