Like Clockwork
I run forever,
Seconds tick on by.
It's always now or never,
Chances always die.
I need an escape
From this monster chasing me.
In my path looms a shape,
A tower rises from the trees.
Taking leaps of faith,
I scramble up the stairs,
The cold brush of my wraith,
Fills me with despair.
Every step steals my breath,
I know my end is looming near.
Before me beckons Death,
With his dark and evil leer.
Suddenly I am weightless,
Falling in the dark.
With all the strength I possess,
I reach for a spark.
There is coldness in my hands,
I cling to it with relief.
Trapped in this forsaken shadowland,,
I tremble in my grief.
My lifeline suddenly dips,
And I hear a tick and a tock.
I am hanging by my fingertips,
To this eternal, merciless clock.