Close by
tick-tock
The
distance remains the same as the sound
tick-tock
rings
throughout the empty rooms that have
no
windows
So the
shower of pitch black soot covers the complexion of the blurry doors
He heard
Tick-tock
echoing
off the bear walls filled with a dark essence he can hardly recognize as the
ashes
that remained long after the flames were no longer lit
when
time made no effort to preserve the scene
the
grandfather clock still stands in the same position
unable
to break free or break rules
only
singing
Tick-Tock
Reminding
the forgotten
seconds
continue without
an
audience
the chant is repeated
in the
form of
TICK-TOCK
