Old Mr. Time

• Charlee Xiong, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2015

Old Mr. Time makes the clocks tick
Old Mr. Time never gets sick
He has with him everything he needs
Is he ambitious? Oh, yes indeed
He can take anything using his own will
As long as it decays it is his meal
His sinister like demeanor intoxicates our mind
Slowly poisoning us, does he think we’re blind?
Squeezing our lungs so we run out of air
Making us cry like he doesn’t care
Death trails him wherever he goes
Where abouts is he, everybody knows
He’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere
He’s malicious, cunning and he isn’t fair
Because Old Mr. Time takes away all existence
Just close your eyes, it’s not worth the resistance