Reality's Clock is Ticking is a concrete poem which reflects the shape of an hour glass. The poem was inspired by the song Cinderella Search from the album Fugazi by Marillion. It is about Cinderella's fears that the prince will not always want her. Even the voice of her Fairy Godmother is a synical one, advising her to run before the morning and forget about him. Unlike the traditional Cinderella story, the hero is the villain.
Eyes across the bar meet mine,
with rose tinted spectacles they shine.
I am special
now.
Underneath my clothes I am an hour glass
Sifting
How long?
How long is it fun?
Zippers buttons hooks and eyes.
‘Want me always’
Passion screams,
hearts
anticipating goodbyes.
Here today and gone tomorrow.
Two for joy and
one for sorrow.
‘Beg,
steal
or
borrow.’
The lie to seduce,
the birth of the excuse,
The’ How are you?’
The’ Who are we?’
The silence speaking at a party
The joker with a crystal tear,
the conscience in the ear
‘Go!
Go now!
Leave no glass slipper
no trace behind
for some discontented
prince to find.
Take your carriage
the clock has struck.
Leave the insatiable
to chase their rainbows,
chance their luck.’
