My Watch Stopped Ticking
You told me the tick-tock
whispering in your ear
was the sound
of two people in love,
a rhythmic give and take,
always reliable.
It was the sound
we wound up
with a kiss,
just to see
how long
it could go.
Months later,
you told me
the sound
grew too
predictable,
winding down,
the spring
is spent.
It was
only when
you finally
told me
it was
over
that I
noticed
my watch
stopped
ticking.
Joshua DeGrasse-Baumann served as co-editor of his college literary magazine, Century.
Portage Magazine 
