When Clouds Burn and Clocks Know

Once they open their books
They get sucked
Into a vortex of deception
Once they open their books
They get a map
A guide to escort them
Ever further into a place,
Of hidden words and waiting clocks

Tick
Tick
Tick

A clock chimes 5 minutes
Off in the distance
A clock holds 4 in its hands
But they don’t look up from the pages
A clock warns 3
But they ignore what is happening
A clock screams 2 until the rage comes
Burning their precious, perfect pages
Startled they are awoken from their daze
They freeze in fear

Tick
Tick
Tick

A clock throws 1 up into the air

One falls over motionless
As maggots seep out of his mouth
And the rest scramble
Crying out as there never ending skies
Go from heavenly blue to whirlwinds of gray
Gusts strong enough to blow over the largest oak
And flames replace the clouds
Making everything cover in soot


Tick
Tick
Tick

Once THEIR world became reality
They ran like cowards
Once THEIR world became reality
They ran to their “Savoir”
Once THEIR world became reality
They ran into a cement wall between him
Once THEIR world became reality
They ran to ones they labeled, “unfaithful”
Once THEIR world became reality
They fell every face turned up to him
Allowing the birds to peck out their eyes

The clouds surrounded them
The vortex melting away
Their skin like wax
And the gusts blew
Taking away every trace
Of their existence

Tick
Tick
Tick