countdown to midnight

just half an hour more
until a loud decisive tick,
a ding a dong
whichever you prefer,
strikes.
           hard.
loud.  
           harsh.

on the clock face of my life.

life is like a clock,
you can not stop it,
age is time that can't be slowed

tick tock
one's learned to talk
ding dong
one's hair grows long
ding ding
i feel death's sting.

-Pamplemousse