A clock ticking – imperceptibly its hand slows
As it closes in on the hour, on the final hour it goes.
Tic tock, tic, tock, t i c k t o .
Slowing, time is crawling now like a snail lost
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Beautifully captures the damaging passage of time, even if its only a few hours; when you are in turmoil it drags on.