time was invented by man, so
dismantle his pendulum;
until clocks crack under the weight of your teeth,
until minutes bounce backwards and
backwards and
backwards,
until mistakes are victories and every
hesitation is a declaration against her
cheek
(so pink in its youth—
not pale,
not pruned, not
hollowed in its last suction for air).
time was invented by man, but
his pendulum is too heavy to hold,
every crank of its gears another second
lost, the trepidation
until the countdown completes itself,
until the room is full of
tik-tok tik-tok
tik—————.
Honorable Mention: youth
time was invented by man, so
dismantle his pendulum;
until clocks crack under the weight of your teeth,
until minutes bounce backwards and
backwards and
backwards,
until mistakes are victories and every
hesitation is a declaration against her
cheek
(so pink in its youth—
not pale,
not pruned, not
hollowed in its last suction for air).
time was invented by man, but
his pendulum is too heavy to hold,
every crank of its gears another second
lost, the trepidation
until the countdown completes itself,
until the room is full of
tik-tok tik-tok
tik—————.
