The Social Timer

There's a a watch I did not wind

somewhere deep within my mind

that I wish I could just...show you.

This watch's supposed sense of time

includes a deafening but silent chime

that no one else can hear.

The watch's time begins to sound

when multitudes of voices are around

that begin to blur together.

Please know - your company is welcome

but the watch in my mind is gruesome.

I pray that you understand.