That Old Clock and the Old Lady and the Old Clock
The frame had a small dent,
the number four rested against six
after that old clock
on the kitchen wall
crashed onto the
marble counter top
because I opened
the cabinet door
too forcefully …
That old clock still ticked
so I rehung it
until I could find
a replacement
when a voice said,
‘’Get rid of it!’’ …
That beautiful old clock
is now a piece of detritus
keeping perfect time
at the bottom of
one of those large, green
Waste Management bins …
Like an old lady confined
to a nursing home,
its time had come
and then …
it’s time was
wasted …
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