‘Time is Ending’

I lay here plunged into complete darkness.
Listening as the clock ticks away.
Not long left now.
I think:
Everything is still.
I can feel my heart beating as I listen.
Enjoying the last minutes of peace.
Footsteps pace close by, not knowing where to go.
Pictures go through my head again and again.
I need to rest but the clock doesn’t rest.
With just minutes to go I rest.