Stuck on its sharp, definite simmer,
lapsing minutes feign exigency.
Remain patient as a dog at the heel
of someone possessing something
it is not allowed to eat. Salivate
over seconds, attention span
lengthening, dialed in on the one
thing that needs to be ignored.
Time, to pass, needs you to forget 
the reminder of itself: the watched
pot steams until evaporation,
the ice of your eye keeping it
always below temperature.