I am the traffic light completing its revolution;

the thermostat click

guarding temperature and humidity;

the tick of seconds,

hours, eternities

in your timeclock;

the metallic push

of a dual-chambered wonder

feeding blood through weary veins.

I protect this moment for you,

keep constant care of all your days.

In the orbit of this dead world,

I am here—

I am always here,