Writing from the stemistry lab
Nanotick!
by Beverley Addy
Little Bot inside my bod
Keep me well until I drop
Really though I’ll go nowhere
While you remain in here
Will my body wither and die
When my soul and heart do cry
For an end to worldly joys and pains
‘I’ve seen enough,’ I shout in vain
My physical may be quite well
But my faculties are worn to hell
My soul is shot and needs to rest
As they say, ‘happens to the best’
Like the rat stuck in the wheel
No new sensations can I feel
Instead of progress each new day
I find a numbness comes my way
Earth to earth and ashes to ashes
Gave us chance to share the rations
That our world has to offer
And those in individual coffers
Enjoying a mix of new and old
Skimming bits that leave us cold
But now we’ve dragged along together
When a lifetime really lasts forever
We’ve tasted long the wine of youth
Even though we’re ‘long in t’tooth’
An’ all the natural pace and rhythm
Giving us our place in the system
A gut reeling rollercoaster of life
With ups an’ downs that felt so right
Has finally just become
One endless clicking metronome