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where i am
where i was
i hear two clocks
could be 5, 7 or 50
could be 1000 or 2000
but from a number
not calculated
no longer hear the clocks
would be a solid pace
different from what i hear
tic tec
tic tec
tic tec
could be tic tac
but
was only
tic tec
tic tec
tic tec
could be tic tic
perhaps made more sense
but one was different from the other
surreptitiously different
almost indistinguishable
but there was no doubt
tic tec
tic tec
tic tec
these moments
the right thing
is to turn off the clocks
a continuous and monotonous noise
if not minimalist music
is stressful