About Time Poem by Alexandra Reiss

About Time

Rating: 5.0


Timepiece
Congratulations watch-wearers!
You are cuffed
to an illusion.
Don’t be ashamed,
it would be too convenient
if we all wore our delusions fastened to our bodies.

The earth’s entirety!
Still you think your last remark was ironic.
Cubicles! Dotted lines!

Awake! You who prostrate yourselves
before clocks! Unwind
your misconception - Now,
bow to the second hand!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Drew Engman 03 June 2012

I love this Schedule Free Clock Uncontrolled manifesto. The attitude is just right and makes the critical voice an urgent voice in the wilderness pleading for some sane flow to the overregulated hours chained to the clock and its 9 to 5 death knell spent anticipating or remembering. The second hand is 'now' and that is our only actual timeless constant moment that life occurs in. Give a second and get 'Now.' Zen activism!

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Dr.subhendu Kar 22 December 2009

The earth’s entirety! Still you think your last remark was ironic. Cubicles! Dotted lines! .................. time awes by grace of hours flipping eyes still awes by rungs of illusion tea cup in hand by dew stuck morning is never same by cup of tears gleaning, wonderful write by ingenuity along metaphors and imagery,10+++, thanks for sharing

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Beauty Philosophy 22 December 2009

A well-penned poem and a good approach of Time...

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Romeo Della Valle 21 December 2009

Alexandra, life take a different form, every day, every time whenever you think things would be alright what is in somebody's mind..bu yours...Well penned poem, hoping you keep it up, you got my vote,10+++

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R.k Das 20 December 2009

a completely different look at time..and timepiece..liked it.thanx

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