Where Time Really Does Stand Still

 
My most favorite clock 
is the one that lives in my attic  
it’s really old and doesn't have hands 
ironically time, took its toll 

I don't mind though
sometimes I go up just to see it
not ticking and not moving

I sit and reflect
on the fact
time is literally standing still 

at least that is what
I want to believe 
and every moment that passes 
I feel i'm cheating time itself 
having a deep love affair
with denial 
all the while knowing
that sooner or later 
i'll have to leave my beloved clock 
and go back down to where life still moves and the chimes
still make an entrance on the hour every hour

but for now, just for the next few minutes 
i'll sit quietly reflecting in my moment of stillness
 
where time really does stand still.