Old walk clock.
Slave driver of an infinite chronicle,
eternal magistrate, foreman at the everlasting forefront.
Metronomic tick tock, soundtrack,
or feeble background noise.
Egg shape Ovid metaphor,
end of wall brick pointer to the universal timeframe.
Bought in local pawn shop where,
mystique hones a tangible longevity.
Bargain basement birthright strictly hush-hush.
Shylock skinflint mind begrudgingly unveils assets.
Benighted loan shark,
Guilt free benefit a stained ruse,
mean soul “beggars” description!
passage, time in succession.
Unearthly borrower blight upon,
the debt defaulting albatross.
Hidden contract’s five o’clock shadow,
mouldy ink or laundry stain indelible.
Ghost writer’s conscience free hand,
glides down the ages, struck by homely vacuum.
Second hand playwright who hacks it ,
with those bits and bobs that thicken every plot.
Nod and wink curator of the halcyon bygone days(nights).
Houdini in the hour glass that never knows the hour,
dodging mortal closure for awhile.
A stoic sentry's arcane tour of duty without lull,
or momentary halt of any kind
Rock around the clock.
Impassive product of an ancient,
yet enduring craft where silence,
is a deadly telltale blip.
Grim reapers cutting tool so willingly,
entombed on every harvest.
Denouement in Tae Kwon Do for,
the sudden death brigade without remorse.
Arbiter of earthly dwelling now holds court.
Beware this judge for whom there's no appeal
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