Time stuck in a bottle
is time
over time
with time
brittle as it whistles, passing itself
locked in a bottle
only to see what lies beyond the face
right twice a day
but wrong, always wrong
the rest of the measure
the faces faded
as the hands stand still
and the sound of ticking is no more
am I also trapped
in that bottle
with time?
Or does time stop in a bottle
until opened
remains
a cat in a box
with a smiling physicist laughing
is time in the bottle brittle?