NaPoWriMo 18:30 ~ Temperament

Orange you glad
I am ticking Clockwork
inspecting the mechanized
mainspring
to ensure its coil
not be wound too taut
beyond
all sensible measure
someday this drum
could snap its sprocket
and send the whole
predictable weight of me
collapsing
upon whatever
available ground
is within range
but I am ticking clockwork
whom would not advise you
test the strength of its cord.

A Clockwork Orange - Stanley Kubrick