Tick Tock

The clock struck midnight and the silence grew loud,

The clock struck midnight and the emptiness became a crowd,

The clock struck midnight and the dead were born anew,

The clock struck midnight as the dryness filled with dew.

The clock struck midnight and the people did not live,

The clock struck midnght and the donators did not give,

The clock struck midnight and the owls slept,

The clock struck midnight and the joyful wept.

The clock struck midnight and the prepared were unkempt,

The clock struck midnight and the happy were contempt,

The clock struck midnight and the sun rose high,

The clock struck midnight and the mute gave a sigh.

The clock struck midnight and nothing was right,

The clock struck midnight and the devil moved on out of sight.