Tick tock The fastest race ever is on My heart pounds Like a drum gone wild The time, oh where’s it gone? Tick tock I’m a big, no enormous, mistake I’ve failed, I cannot see I cannot fly to the sun nor touch the sky A blunder just a gigantic fake Tick tock tick tock What made me think I’m any good I tiptoe in and out Do I deserve this Ph.D.? I’d quit now, I wish I could. Tick tock tick tock The weight of scholarships round my neck These ropes…. They tighten and constrain By money I’m tied to this lane of high tech Tick tock tick tock The investment in me a waste Class space and labs Taken by one with no skills Proves women in science have no place Tick, tock, tick, tock Goes my internal biological hourglass, Tenure or not, life or not I cannot decide, and yet The time is set to run down fast Tick, tick, tock, tock Should I just internally hurt and bleed? Can I ask for help? Can I appear to be so weak? Would a man admit his driving need Tick tock tick tock I want to be seen. Yes, it’s true I’ve a score to settle I need to validate women A fierce desire here to be seen I want to be seen I want to be seen To be seen
