The Timekeeper's Proposal

Today, I unleash a new kind of curse

that will forever plague mankind.

Its backbone is a small fiction

to which humanity is already blind.

With this, one can measure eternity:

Observed by all and affected by few.

Leaving a crystalized past behind

while what's beyond creeps into view.

With each turn of the device's gears

something untouchable is spent.

With precision, plans are proposed

transforming future to mere assent.

Lurching forward every second,

the contraption's tick never ends.

Delegate your minutes all you want;

time will never be your friend.

The machine will help and hurt many.

There's no doubt of that in my mind.

But under foul or unseen circumstance

the apparatus will leave everyone behind.

Enough have accepted the concept

so come forward to choose your wrist.

You may not wish to make a purchase

but I'm afraid your colleagues will insist.