my goal for this year
is to stop time
from managing me
it will pass anyway
first, my smartwatch broke
and the effort to fix it, again
was just not worth the time
so i escaped, after years
my data-driven lifestyle
i stopped counting steps
lost track of my phone
and of course, the time
second, the WiFi-connected smart oven
shedding light on time
was replaced with a relic
that actually works
also without a screen
and then the last straw
proudly brought to you by
my body getting sick
like clockwork orange
alarms - and the peace
and pace of life
one can have without them
i've claimed to prioritize sleep
so i will turn them off
and miss that meeting
if my body asks me to
this year i will finally put
health first, time second
now, my only source of time
(because i don't know where my phone is)
are the tiny digits in my car
set ~7 minutes ahead, on purpose
shocking me to my core
that once again, i'm late for work
but the fact that i know the time
means i'm on my way
to be the woman of the hour
late
so i clock in
Inspiratsiookean 