Time Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

the ticking clock
never tires
counting seconds
with its long arms
killing time
with its bare hands
unwrapping the future
with its prophetic eyes

the ticking clock
stays awake
counting seconds
day and night
swallowing time
to quench its thirst
in its pursuit
of tomorrow

the ticking clock
is sailing
unabated
through the rough waters
of time
shaving seconds
and waves of seasons
in its race
against time

the ticking clock
is unrelenting
in its search
peeping
through the curtains
of time
to unveil the elusive
future