.....Staring Out The Window.....

............sitting here in the stillness .............................staring ...............staring out the window ...at darkness my friend and my foe. . ............staring out the window .........................listening ...........to the grandfather clock ........................tick tock .. ............listening to it ticking and tocking ..................the minutes away ticking them away one by one by one ..............until this day is all done . ..wishing they were gone these minutes .........................never to return ................................to burn ...................to down my life burn . ....................burning my heart ............................to ashes ......................burning a hole .............straight through my soul . ..................yes they are gone ......these dark minutes never to return .....................but others come ......to take their place oh yes they come . ..................come to take their place ..............and tic tock more time away ..........then tick after tock away they run ............................one by one . ..........................then back they ...................come my soul to burn ........................my heart to kill ..............while I sit here in the still . .............sitting here in the ashes .............................staring .........staring sleepless out the window .......at darkness my friend and my foe. . . ......................©3-8-2023 by Susan Williams .