Even Prompter

Time Running Out

Time Running Out

My neighbour shifts, uneasy,
he moves a step away,
a tremor passes underground,
we all begin to sway.

The earth is moving underfoot,
it’s running like a stream;
I cannot hold, am forced to roll,
our multitude it teems.

The centre drags us inward,
we’re drowning in the press,
the undertow grows stronger,
increases our distress.

Now through darkness down we fall,
a hurtling, struggling mass,
and then in space descending,
the sands in hourglass.


Line count: 16
Rhymed abcb
For Promptly Poetry Challenge, Week 39 2023
Prompt: Your poem should be inspired by this phrase: "time running out.”
You do not need to use the phrase, but you may if you like. Poems should be at least 12 lines long, no max. Feel free to use any poetry form you like or just wing it with free verse!