Clock

Us stuck in traffic, minutes’ small stumbling block. All well at home, or homesick. Eh, what’s up, Doc? The sound is slick, a gift or shock. Give it the flick, it will sit and mock. The moment it picks, solid as a rock. As surely it out-tricks footfalls’ lock-step lock. Then, again there’s a click. For whom does it knock? Metal verbal schtick, oscillator’s schlock, nitpicker’s frolic, Time Lord’s phonebox. Pendulum’s uptick, pendulum’s downtock. It makes sticklers sick, timeserver’s take stock. Seconds servings forensic, hours unlocked, locked. Hands perfectly quick, a face just like a [clock], stopped or not stopped.  

Us stuck in traffic

Minutes’ small stumbling block.

All well at home, or homesick.

Eh, what’s up, Doc?

The sound is slick

A gift or shock,

Give it the flick

It will sit and mock.

The moment it picks

Solid as a rock.

As surely it out-tricks

Footfalls’ lock-step lock.  

Then, again there’s a click

For whom does it knock?

Metal verbal schtick

Oscillator’s schlock,

Nitpicker’s frolic

Time Lord’s phonebox.

Pendulum’s uptick

Pendulum’s downtock.  

It makes sticklers sick,

Timeserver’s take stock.

Seconds servings forensic,

Hours unlocked, locked.

Hands perfectly quick,

A face just like a [clock]

Stopped or not stopped.