Am I the master
of this pendulum?
The One
by whose authority
it swings
from left and right?
Or is its motion
driven by the will
of greater forces..
from beyond
my naked sight.

I am, at least,
The One
who orchestrated
its initial state.
I set the tempo..
to the rhythm
of its clicks
I wrote and sang
my many songs.

I am, however,
not the mechanism..
that underpins
the workings
of this metronome.