Clock Vs. Me

By Subi Sheikh

Tick-tock, tick-tock,

Round the clock.

Time and tide wait for none.

Excuse me, who asked you?

Are you waiting just for fun?

Life is fun and mysterious.

Live it to the fullest, don’t be too serious.

Dear clock, dear clock,

Don’t let my schedule block.

You are at my service, not my boss.

All your hard work—yet no reward, what a loss!

Early in the morning at five, you ring.

See, I snooze you and sleep again—look, I win!

After ten minutes, I wake up as I wish.

Are you sad? Relax and cherish.

Rush! Rush! Rush! I must reach the office.

Are you playing tricks on me? Just behave.

You don’t know that if I’m late,

 "SORRY" is the word I save.

By evening, I return all tired.

I juggle tasks—shouldn’t that be admired?

Doing just one job 24x7,

You don’t even get a trophy!

Look at me, sitting relaxed with my coffee.

I take my time to cook dinner,

No need to be like you—a restless runner.

Oh, now it’s my time to rest.

You go on, enjoy your running fest!

Life is a journey, it moves on and on,

Sometimes bright, sometimes drawn.

But what about you? You make people rush,

Chasing deadlines all day long.

Why are you always in such a hurry?

Because of you, the world is in a flurry.

Yet, I must thank you too,

For showing me every phase of life—

Childhood, youth, love, and parenthood thrive.

Now, as I lie on my deathbed,

It’s time to step into eternity instead.

Oh, but wait—I’ve come back quick,

Slipped past the light with one last trick!

Not for wisdom, not for grace—

Just to ask… who took my place?!

Tick-tock, tick-tock,

Round the clock.

By Subi Sheikh