in the dark

each watch
ticking away
in a drawer by themselves.
keeping time
for no one.
they never stop.
you come and go,
you live your life
without them
strapped to your wrist.
it doesn't matter
to them.
they have lives of their
own.
they need not know
where you've been
with who or what
you've done.
what lies you've told,
or untold.
the story of your life
is written without
keeping time.
these watches lie
in the dark,
in a drawer kept closed.