A clock taunts me to hurry down the aisle
like a dog burying feces in concrete.
We run on adrenaline for a while,
sleep deprivation masking our defeat.

Like a dog burying feces in concrete
we follow the said systems and structures
Sleep deprivation masking our defeat;
the masquerade of the too-busy monsters.

We follow the said systems and structures,
make a calendar with too many dates.
The masquerade of the too-busy monsters
carry on, find a partner, partake.

Make a calendar with too many dates
triple the recipe’s ingredients
carry on, find a partner, partake
keeping time, staying calm, having patience.

Triple the recipe’s ingredients
we run on adrenaline for a while
keeping time, staying calm, having patience
a clock taunts me to hurry down the aisle.