Talking Time - Nina Mermey Klippel

[Larry Robinson]

Talking Time

Time, you devil
Dancing around, like there’s no tomorrow –
“Take me, take me,
I’ll never run out –
There’s so much of me –
An infinity,
You might say.”
 
So where the hell are you
When I need you,
Need you to sit right here
And stay with me
Till I’m done…
 
You devil,
Forcing me from my chair
Grabbing the back oof my neck
And force-marching me
On to the next task
 
My rebellion is to sit
Just sit here
While you dance away
Vanishing
Among the plants and newspapers and
All the detritus of my life –
 
Hey, wait a minute!


    - Nina Mermey Klippel