Eleventh Hour
The eleventh hour
a repudiation of the one before.
Older, wiser, clutched the present
staking claim to so much more
then any earlier period of history.
Still this cannot be self contained.
Time is a currency that is devalued
with each passing moment.
The tarnished silver replaced and the
cycle continues. Each click of a second
the spin, an empty chamber of a gun.
–a misfire, misspoken pronouncement;
the anti-matter.
2010© Michael A. Wells
7 comments:
Time is a currency that is devalued
with each passing moment.
I especially like that line. Great words!
Well written, love the line, 'still this cannot be self contained.' How would one contain time?
I really like the notion of the empty chamber and the misfire at the end. Nice piece, Michael.
the image of the gun was quite a strong attention getter. i like.
Time as a devalued currency ... strong words. I enjoyed this.
I like the idea of time being a currency that is devalued. The m's in the last two lines play their roles nicely, as well as the strong ending. A great write for the prompt!
Thanks Terresa!
Helen- glad you enjoyed.
ED Goddess - yes the gun tends to be an attention getter.
Willow - it is you I need to thank for continuing to do these great prompts! And Tnaks for stopping by.
Reflections... I want to bottle it and keep it around but it won't have any part of it.
Kathew - Thanks. Sometimes I think we fail to realize that it's more valuable than money.
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