Tick Tock

As the sand falls quickly through the hour glass of life,
the beating of my heart becomes more rapid.
The minutes in a hour change to mere seconds
as time itself evolves into thin air.
Its hard to keep my head above the water
as the weights around my ankles keep pulling me down.
Grasping for air seems hopeless as the salty liquid embraces my lungs.
No time to sleep, think, let alone breathe.
Everything is spinning in a fast forward motion,
my life has flown by and I have nothing to show for it.
As the sand falls quickly over my casket
I cannot remember the life I once had.
Time controlled it, seized it in handcuffs and threw away the key.
And now I’ll know nothing but misery.