Marilyn Newman Poet Free verse

Useless Clock

We keep track of time my wearing watches on our wrist. 
By keeping a few clocks around the house.
A clock can be placed on a wall, Near your bed
You can also see what time it is when you look at a microwave
When you take a glance at the stove.
Clocks tell time in most appliances or devices we have or possess.
There's no excuse to lose track of time unless
There's no clock to let you know what time it is.
Oh dear the time has gone by fast
How fast has time gone by
You travel through hours, mins and seconds
Why do you tick so fast?
I look at you for a minute and the next
Ten numbers has gone by  
Why are you ticking away from me?
I'm aging entirely fast!
I'm becoming more like the grim lock 
Whyare you spinning out of control?
Im trying to keep up with you
Why are you timing me in a jiffy
Im working on mu task as fast as I can
Please give me more time!
I devote my dedication and motivation by being a hard worker. 
My hard work will eventually pay off with positive results
Positive results which will be proven with facts. 
Results which will decend amongst my next generation. 
Then many after them will see the results I left behind.
They will see the value of my intelligeant skills.  
They wont be rich but neither will they be poor.
All these attributes can be done with my positive success

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Paul Dandrea July 6, 2017 at 12:26 AM This is an interesting way to address the experience of the awfulness of time's rapid passage and the helplessness that goes along with it.

Daniel Turner June 13, 2017 at 9:13 AM You must have been having fun:) Time always flies when you're having fun. One day you are a teenager looking at pimples in the mirror, the next day you have silver hair and false teeth and don't recognize the person looking back at you. Where does it go? I enjoyed the read, Marilyn:) Marilyn Newman June 14, 2017 at 9:42 PM Thank you! Daniel. Yes, I do enjoy writing. It gives me a clarity aspect of my inner emotions. It's a good releasing strategy to help ease anxiety.