Clockwork

If you stop to wonder
what it is that makes him tick,
what is that makes him chuckle
when the world is fast asleep...
 
You’ll wonder why you’re not surprised,
you’ll wonder why you stayed,
with his conniving entity
in the shadows of his cave
 
Longing, forgetting, deny yourself
the peace of mind, to escape his kind.
As the time approaches,
when it’s time to make your move:
Hold your ground!
Don’t look back!
 
If you stop to doubt his lies
might you improve your fate?
Might you even make a break for it,
and reinvent your days?
 
As each tantrum shakes you,
and you quiver in the wake
of his cursed accusations
that seek to dominate…
 
Longing, forgetting, deny yourself
the peace of mind, to escape his kind.
When the time approaches,
when it’s time to make your move:
Hold your ground!
Don’t look back!
 
Now that you’ve progressed and
found a new life without him,
you still feel your ghost limb
aching, as if upon a whim.
 
Just remember the illusion of
the life you thought you had,
almost broke you, nearly knocked
you down- but you have carried on…
 
Longing, forgetting, deny yourself
the peace of mind, to escape his kind.
When the time approaches,
when it’s time to make your move:
Hold your ground!
Don’t look back!

 

August 2014

Jennifer Burnside