A Quick Look At Life   Tick Tock Tick Tock; Darwin's apes Stare out of their cages at their cousins Those hairless monkeys; who pop out Born looking at a woman's bum. . Tick Tock Tick Tock: Einstein's Twin Returns to a future he doesn't understand Where a purposeless existance is the norm All people are kids living life for the icecream van . Tick Tock Tick Tock;  Dolly the sheep And her aged twin look for Bo Peep We're all Wiley E. Coyote's waiting for the Beep Beep Chasing some mindless dream; living in our sleep . Tick Tock Tick Tock; The Hickory Mouse Lost in a Quantum Clock Running around in mad circles Every exit of this maze has a block . Tick Tock Tick Tock; Schrodinger's Cat Sat on the mat, unfurling a ball of wool; The Past vanishes in a flash Your mind a broken tool; not fit to be called a fool . Tick Tock Tick Tock; Like an Unabomber Letter Waiting to go like a hydrogen bomb More likely you end up going with a mere tock As that ticker of yours stops

Yudisthra G

16th November 1997

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