Charles Reznikoff





61
Our nightingale, the clock,
our lark, 
perched on the mantel,
sings so steadily:
O bird of prey!

62
The clock
on the bookcase ticks,
the watch on the table ticks—
these busy insects
are eating away my world.

63
My hair was caught in the wheels of a clock
and torn from my head: see, I am bald!