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[2022] Sign of the times

 
If a watched pot can never boil  
does a watched wind-up watch  
ever recoil?  
 
Normally, I wouldn't  
give time the time of day  
but the LED clock display  
is randomly blinking lately  
as if signalling for my attention  
informing me that perhaps  
I am presently too obsessed  
with the overall concept  
 
Well, I wouldn't be if it'd  
stop that darn flashing  
 
On the other hand . . .  
 
it simply could be  
a personal warning:  
I'm not long for this Earth;  
 
a rather depressing prospect  
not really worth wasting  
another second on  
 
Written by JohnnyBlaze
Published | Edited 17th Jan 2022
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