Wristwatch (edit3)

[busker]

Wristwatch
 

Left it lying on the dresser
curled face-down
spider waiting
for its chance to tangle me
in its web of sticky time.

Missed its weight in minutes
looped it back in place
caught up again.

Day Watch


Forgot my wristwatch briefly–

left it lying on the dresser
darkly curled face-down
silent spider waiting
for its chance to tangle me
in its scheduled and appointed
web of sticky time.

Noticed missing weight in minutes
looped it back in place
(or it caught me again).


Snagged


Forgot my watch this morning

left lying on the dresser
in darkness
curled, tensed
silent spider waiting patiently
to ensnare me again
in its web of sticky time
schedules and appointments.

Noticed in minutes
hooked it back in place
or vice versa.

Upon first reading, I couldn’t square the idea of a wristwatch snaring the writer in time schedules
I surmised that it was a smartwatch. I don’t wear one.

Nice conceit at the end, as others have commented.