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The Life of a Clock
April 30, 2018
I sit here
Up on this wall
My arms moving
In circles around my face
I catch the eyes
On worried faces
On excited faces
On bored faces
I show people what they want to see
As well as what they don’t
Tick tick tick
That’s the beat of my soul
© Tatyana Z., Norwood, MA
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