The Tic Tock Mock

“Tic, Tock, Tic, Tock…”

Will it be the croc’s jaws?

 

“Tick, Tock, Tic, Tock…”

Or the clock’s hands?

 

“Tic, Tock, Tic, Tock…”

Evade the croc if you can.

 

But none escapes the clock…

Except that darn Peter Pan.


 

I was introduced to the tales of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan when I was a child. When watching the 1953 Disney version of “Peter Pan,” I’d laugh gaily as Hook fled from the ticking crocodile. However, as I got older, I became aware of the darkness in the humor. I unexpectedly found myself feeling compassion for Captain Hook.

 

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