Clocks

A cuckoo clock hangs on the wall
the little bird once hypnotized me
regular like clock-work
is still now
it hangs askew
like I do
just sightly warped

the clock man says I should take a level to it
for balance
but that hasn't worked

the clock on the bookshelf I got at the gas station,
where I bought a packet of hot chocolate for a quarter
so old it had worms,
he's never seen one so dilapidated

my newest clock chimes seven hours ahead
or five hours behind
I found that ironic until day-light savings came
and it didn't change
like I did

three clocks
one problem
none of which the clock man can fix
he handed me a level

I guess nothing really works like clock-work
more like the clock man
I handed him back his level

what does he know about clocks anyway
maybe the cuckoo likes life out of balance
and seven hours ahead
or five hours behind