What Time Is It?

Do you know what time it is?

The first time I asked, I was chased away 

by the big, bad wolf

But I kept asking regardless

Sometimes I get mom's best dessert

Other times I end up asking the same question

again and again because there was no one listening.

Or maybe they didn't want to.

What time is it?

Forget that I have to get going,

Forget that I asked twenty minutes ago.

I have to know- 

I need to know.

What time is it?

I have to know before the darkness

takes over the light.

What time is it?

I need to know before time runs out

I begin to notice the light around me

changing, and my question changes with it.

Where does the time go?