When the Balance Wheel is Broken

when the balance wheel
   is broken ..
when the main spring
   has been sprung ..
when there are too many
complications
and when the date
   and time are both wrong ..
maybe it’s time
to think of saying goodbye
and though not
afraid of death or of dying
   I need to die slower ..
since my fine house is not
   yet In order ..
I need to post more first
class letters,
write that last poem down
then go wipe my
computer, before I say my
   final goodbyes ..