Ticks and Tocks: By Maya S.

Tick Tick Tick

The soothing beat of the clock

The hands turning round and round

Never reaching a destination

Tock Tock Tock

Every day

Every week

Every month

The hands turning round and round

Forever spinning

Until they stop

 

 

Yesterday

Memories

good or bad

Today

The present

One step at a time

Tomorrow

Promising

A mystery

 

 

The last tomorrow

A lifetime of yesterdays

Sorrow and Grief

Joy and Laughter

As the clock Ticks and Tocks

Ticks and Tocks

Ticks and Tocks

It slows to a stop

The minute hand slides to the next number

One final time

Reaching its destination

All is silent

The clock is still

No more Ticks

And no more Tocks