Noon.

Is soon.

I watch the clock and listen to its endless noise,

The obnoxious sound of meaningless noise as it toys,

with my sanity.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

It's drilling into my mind,

It's being unkind,

I'm being possessed,

By the test of my patience.

The noise, the Noise, The NOISE. It's growing, and growing and growing.

Tick, ding, bop. Tock, beep, bing. Tick, ding, bop. Tock, BEEP, bing. Tick, ding, bop. Tock,

BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE if only I'd been patient EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE if only I told them I loved them EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE but I wasn't fast enough EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I have to be tough EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE but my time was-