God of Time

Tick tock, tick tock
There goes the needle of that old clock
Why must i look at it?
Everyday and every night

They say the past is the past
And to let it go
But wasn't it the future
A little while behind?

They say to look for the future
And to never stop
But won't it be the past
A few hours after?

Perhaps it's a straight line
One that never ends
But then that would mean
The past wasn't the future?

Perhaps it's a circle,
One that never ends
But then that would mean.
Death isnt the end!

Perhaps it's a coin
Whose edge we always travel
But then would mean
It's just a circle again?

Perhaps it's a box.
Four corners each
But with only 3
What is number 4?

Perhaps it's a maze,
One with no real shape
Ah that makes more sense!
But then
Why is a clock so perfect,

60 seconds, 60 minutes, 24 hours
Seems rather basic for such a maze
Is it not?

No then it can't be
Perhaps it is a grid
But if the lines are so straight
Why the circle of seasons then?
As
Perhaps it is triangle
Going from one corner to another
Perfect 3, yes works well
But again
Where is the maze?

Ah perhaps it is a web of all these shapes
Yes
That could be!
But tell me then
If you can

If anyone can rule time
If the past was the present and the future,
If the present is the future and the past
If the future will be the past and the present

Wait

Is my use of is,was and will even right?

If is isnt is,was wasnt was and will won't be willing
What does time even mean!?
Is my fate even written?!

If all I do and say meets the end
Why should I ever care?
If I am the one to pave it
Why shouldn't I know my options?

If I do something
I play into his hands
There isnt anything I can do!
But that's an decision as well!!

So it IS written?
But if I do something
Another will always change!
What does he want from me!?

Always slipping away,
We haven't a choice!
What sort of cruel fate is this?

Then if this is , or was , or will be or some unfathomable tense, the case...

The clock is just a hoax!

Grammar is a hoax!

But Then what in heaven's abode is the god of time rulling!?

Ok ok calm down,surely there's an explanation!

But tell me then,
Does the sun moves
Only for its duties sake?
Does the moon fade away
Only because it was told to?

Does the earth twirl in space?
Only because it can?
Does the North star come evey night
Only because it's already there?

Why does it move?
Why does it fade?
It knows nothing of what it affects.

If the great celestials themselves do not care,
Why does mankind?

Do the trees only grow
Only because it must?
Do the birds sing their songs
Only to find a mate?

They don't even have a clock
Yet they're so precise
Always bloom every spring
Always sing every early morning

Do they know what day and night is?
Or is all they see darkness or light?

Oh come on! Don't be absurd!
There is definitely an answer!

But then pray do tell,
Why do we care so much about time?

'Office starts at 9.'
'Party’s at 7.'
'Countdown for the New Year in 10—'
'My birthday’s on 16 September.'
Why must our existence be tied to a fantasy!

Born at 7:53 am,
Died at midnight.
Why is our every breath binded to an enigma!

Who planned the hoax?
Who dreamed the fantasy?
Who made the enigma?
Who is the God of Time,
If time itself is unknowable?

Who built his throne?
Who forged his crown?
Who placed it on his head?
If time itself doesn't mean anything,

What does Math
With all its numbers on a clock?
What does Science
With every observation on Time?
What does Language
Its first act being a calendar?

What is life?
What is death?
If it all depends on years?

What is joy?
What is sorrow?
If seen as days?

What is anger?
What is calm?
If measured by how long a silence lasts?

What is a pulse?
What is a breath?
If it is counted as an average?

What is a place?
What is a monument?
If measured by scale and distance?

Does that mean math is a hoax as well!?

What is speed?
What is force?
If measured by quantities?

Does that mean science is a hoax as well!?

What is knowledge?
What is intelligence?
If measured by marks and points!?"

Does that mean knowledge is a hoax as well!?

Who is the God of Time,
Or is he the God of Math or Science?
Who is he?
What is he?
Is he even real?!

Am I a hoax?..
What was my life, if not for time?

Everything I ever had was wrought of its lies
It stops for no one
Starts anew for no one
Then why should I care?

But there is still the question left unanswered
Who crowned the God of Time
Gave him the strings to pull
Gave him the game board
Gave him no end

Us.... It was us...

We crowned him
We made him
We ARE him
We.. i, my friends, my family, my ancestors, my fellow men and women
We are the God of Time
We are the primordial force who made him

All for what?!For what?!

Was it an attempt to control every aspect?
To understand something so strange and vast?
Was it a hunger for power or knowledge?
I do not know...
I don't think I ever truly will...

My my
How did I spiral down so low,
All from an old clock?
What is done is done,
Perhaps it shall be of use to me one day..

Well it's already 3 am
Time for bed i suppose...

- Amber Wright