Before the Clock Refused To Chime

Before the Clock Refused to Chime By David J Walker Made to wear the summer of 2020 Like a thorny crown Colorless drops of blood Dripping down The naked necks of tired old men and worried women Like sweat from a day’s work for Which you would never get paid Like bittersweet the stale bread of the sacrament stolen from the street and made to swallow with sour wine There was a time There was a time But it was before the clock Refused to chime