RINGING AND KNOCKING

I

Silent Rings

And Rusty boxes

Time ticks by

No knocks I hear.

Outside my window

Continued noises

Laughter, Lights

That’s all I hear.

II

Silent Rings

And rusty boxes

Bells not heard

And notes not writ

Time ticks on and on and on

Traffic hums

And pulses run

That’s all I know.

III

Where to go and what to do

When will I find someone who,

Will fill my ears with ringing and knocking

Stop the sound of the tick, tick, tocking.

Take me where the laughter is

Traffic STOP, when I am his.