Michael Whatley Poet Free verse

Chronophobia

Dust
Grey sprinklings
On those rusted golden gears

*Clink*
*Clink clank*
Symphony of the ageless cogs

Cold
Remorseless
Rise and revolve

Resonating
It resounds
The unrelenting *Tick*

Repeat
Over again
Replay, reiterate

Falling
Unable to escape
Indefinitely down

Imminent
Ever-forward
Some day I'll hit the ground

Onward
It will turn
And I can't keep up

Sprinting
And pursuing
But I can't keep going

RESIST
YOU CANNOT
RELINQUISH CONTROL

All-mighty
All-consuming
Mediator of being

Drowning
Encircled and engulfed
Enfolded by, the obsidian void

SUBDUE
SUCCUMB TO
SURRENDER AND ACCEPT

*Tick*
The oldest you've ever been
*Tick*
The youngest you'll ever be
*Tick*
Do not squander opportunity
*Tick*
Your alarm is set for...

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Harry Horsman February 24, 2016 at 4:24 PM love this exceptional poem. yes whether we want to admit it or not, time although man made, controls us all,,

Keith Bickerstaffe February 18, 2016 at 10:14 AM A fascinating piece here! I llke the structure and the atmosphere you have created. Well done my friend! Best wishes, Keith

Poet Destroyer A February 13, 2016 at 7:02 PM Hi Michael, thank you for the wonderful reply.. Happy Valentines... LINDA

Poet Destroyer A February 11, 2016 at 7:51 PM Hello, Michael, I accept all I am, can be, and ever will be. Enjoyed the poem, make the best of it. Tick is all we have. Love LINDA Michael Whatley February 12, 2016 at 6:07 PM Amen! Thanks for stopping by, Linda! ^^

Demetrios Trifiatis February 9, 2016 at 8:20 AM Chronos=time and Phobia=fear! We are children of time that could be our best friend and our worst enemy pending of the degree we have accepted its passing or its coming! Profound writing that passes a existential message! Well done, my friend, Michael! Michael Whatley February 9, 2016 at 11:25 AM Spot on Demetrios! Time is something we inevitably have to accept as a friend in order to live a happy life.