Broken

The clock ticks forward, another promise broken

Another hour went down, another moment stolen

Prisoners of eternal time, eternal race against the end

The flame burns, flickers, and dies as the hours bend

Hush, sweet darling, rest your head, sleep is your tone

I promise that your worries with the night shall be gone

But the clock never stops, time unrelenting, sin unforgiven

One last kiss, one last touch, your cold skin, my heart stricken

On the crows’ dark wings, the night wanes, the dawn approaches

It’s late now, the final sleep calls. I close my eyes, your face wanes

Another hour went down.