Tick Tock

The clock is ticking.

Every heartbeat is a loud chime

Resonating through your body

Touching the very core of your being.

That’s one less second you have left to live.

To laugh.

To love.

One less second to live your dreams,

To write your story,

To leave your legacy.

It is the heartbeat of a stopwatch

Zooming to the finish line

To win first place against the race with time.

But it is you who holds the power.

You who decides when to flip the hourglass

And extend the lifeline.

Every heartbeat is a drum beat in the march of death

Signalling to the world that your time is coming to an end.

But do not hang your head

And walk into the clutches of death as a prisoner.

Look around.

You are not alone.

So join hands with your brothers and sisters,

Your friends and your lovers,

Your uncles and aunts,

Your parents and cousins.

Lift your head proudly

And show the world

You were made for more,

That your wings are unfurled.

Leave your mark.

The clock is ticking.