Broken Clocks

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The second hand twitches

Like a bewitched cricket,

The minute hands wait patiently for

The thin rod to spring ahead

But it seems that time is dead.

The hour hand trudges along,

But stops as the second hand's ticking song

Comes to an end

It stares, glares, wondering how long

It takes to prepare a tiny leap like this

The clock is getting furious as kids ask, curious,

Why it has stopped. Where has the time gone?

Or was it not even here all along?

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