Sequential Existence

ClockDisassembly
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t he enemy of man .
Concept ? Reality ?
Does not care .
Does not matter .
Is not matter but affects all .
Everything,
whether ignored, not noticed,
noticed too much :
pain-fully slow ;
all to fast . Gone .
Never soon enough :
all too late .
The pull of the infinite,
far too much—
may I have some more, please sir ?
Where did it go? Come back ! :
Go away !
Always here—suffocating .
Liberating—tick tock .
Just a bit more, tick
tock, just a little, tick ;
can I stay ? Tock .
No answer,
never an answer . No one .
Nothing .
No second chance :
once and done .
Use it wisely ;
you won’t get any more .
Sometimes, too much,
but I keep going :
you can’t stop ;
might as well enjoy the ride,
where it stops: nobody knows .
Does not matter .
Is not matter,
so enjoy it while you can .
Tick . Tock .