The Clock TicksA Poem by Andrew Amazing how much can happen in half a minute.
The clock ticks
A veteran rises to greet the day in a box by the river. The clock ticks A mass is held for a legend you'll never meet. The clock ticks A woman cries herself to sleep, too scared to tell. The clock ticks A house burns down as the family looks on in horror. The clock ticks A baby is born healthy and happy to loving parents. The clock ticks A car crash kills the next champion of the world. The clock ticks A habit is formed that's known to kill. The clock ticks A lifelong bond is formed in unexpected conditions. The clock ticks A group of young adults does God's work willingly. The clock ticks A confident couple takes their vows of commitment. The clock ticks A father struggles to make ends meet at home. The clock ticks A young man takes his vows to live like Christ. The clock ticks A child dies of an incureable disease at the age of six. The clock ticks A young woman loses hope on love and lives her life bitter. The clock ticks A cancer diagnosis is returned and the days are short. The clock ticks A grateful farmer plows the land he has earned. The clock ticks A soldier risks his life so that we may be free. The clock ticks A teenager wanders homeless in an unforgiving city. The clock ticks A stray bullet takes another budding life. The clock ticks A group of men relive their glory days around the fire. The clock ticks A young woman sells herself for her newborn infants next meal. The clock ticks A family falls asleep comfortable and secure. The clock ticks A once strong friendship fails the test of time. The clock ticks A coal miner toils in the black soot that powers our homes. The clock ticks A band is formed for the love of the music. The clock ticks A troubled mind leaves this earth by their own doing. The clock ticks A child is beaten and remains scarred for life. The clock ticks A brilliant mind is ostracized and left in the cold. The clock ticks A house sits pearched on the hill void of running water. The clock ticks A baby dies prematurely and a mothers entire world shatters. And the clock ticks Thirty seconds have passed Thirty times the clock has ticked Thirty lives are changed forever All before the gears of the minute hand click. © 2010 AndrewAuthor's Note
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