Time locked
The hands of the clock froze
As we talked
For the first time in days
Silence had been the prime choice
To solve our problems, but not today
We locked eyes with each other
You pulled out the batteries of the clock
And our talk clattered louder than minutes
For the first time in days
Roaring our actions as we spat out our demands
Our problems growled and hissed
Our mouths locked into sneers
And the clock leered over us
As our snapping tongues talked
For the first time in days
Our hearts howled as if love was a full moon
These words a storm front, electric filling up the sky
Our names became locked upon our tongues
Our bodies, clocks ticking down the moments
We talked about our lifetime
For the first time in days
Recognizing with locked words
The clock our journey had stopped
As we talked for the last time
Poetic Trials 