Thump

Thump, thump goes the beating of our hearts.
A drum roll to the comedy of our lives.
An unexplained joke,
No one laughs.
Thump, thump,
A ticking time bomb
Counting down our inevitable farewell
From this world.
Thump, thump
Listen to the metronome
The routine beats
It goes on and on
And on.
I listen to the musical melody
Waiting for something,
Anything to break the pattern.
Thump, thump, thump
Heart begins to race
She is here.
And my heart has stopped.