Before I knew it, time was up.
If only I had listened more.
Instead, I talked and talked and talked.

Before I knew it, time was up.
If only I had paused some more.
Instead, I walked and walked and walked.

The turtle in the polythene,
The eel among the plankton green,
Pre-warned me of my stare obscene.
Instead, I gawked and gawked and gawked.

Was that a smile, or was it fake?
Was that a laugh, or was it staged?
I could have screened the words I said.
Instead, I squawked and squawked and squawked.

Throughout the couple hour tour,
We stood divided by a door.
I could have answered who is there.
Instead, I knocked and knocked and knocked.

Before I knew it, time was up.