I have a red right hand
a red hook right hand;
a metal question mark
that answers rather than asks.
A clock, gold inlay with silver highlights,
is smashed, that will stop the click-clock,
stop the sound from eating away
at me like a famished crocodile.
The clock is destroyed but the click-clock
tick-tock
continues
and…are those spines sticking out of the water?
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Nicholas King
I'm a graduate of the University of South Florida's Creative Writing program. Currently, I reside in Florida, where I've spent the majority of life. In my spare time, I write fiction and poetry.
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