Womanhood (as it shouldn't be)

like clockwork 

it struck when i was sixteen 

i thought i would be safe

no one should have what i have

down there 

find the common denominator

one second plus two seconds

a minute is too long

and inconsistent 

a watch wound too tight

tick tock    tick tock     tick 

talk- 

inescapable babble

a clock will stop when 

it hits the floor

time is fleeting 

time is fleeing

you can't reclaim sixteen