clockwork by ahsek novel

THE TICKING/ ticking and ticking/and ticking constantly reminds/chipping away at time/a present sublime/confusion became normal/so/i was immune/to the dysfunctional illusion/that forgiveness healed every wound/but/this pain inside was real/as darkness revealed secrets/never known in light/deeper than pins/pricking fingertips/deeper than razor cuts/that bleed truth/slipping back into a grave/reality/inhaling and exhaling self love/for the promise/of morning will come soon/with a blanket of stars/forever ticking/chipping away time