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Time Measured in Breaths
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Extended Metaphors Your second hands
fastened tightly
around my waist
turning the hours over
simply and effortlessly.
Eyes locked
on my hourglass form
as they navigate
in pendulum swings
over each movement.
Fingers assembled
to fit like the interlocking
wheels of a clock,
working together
in fluid motions.
I take apart
each mechanism
that once made
this love-oiled timepiece
run so smoothly.
I examine each component
to determine why
your hands have loosened,
your eyes shut,
and the wheels stalled.
Upon being dismantled,
the cause of the malfunction
becomes evident:
the clock was flawed
since its construction.
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Your second hands
fastened tightly
around my waist
turning the hours over
simply and effortlessly.
Eyes locked
on my hourglass form
as they navigate
in pendulum swings
over each movement.
Fingers assembled
to fit like the interlocking
wheels of a clock,
working together
in fluid motions.
I take apart
each mechanism
that once made
this love-oiled timepiece
run so smoothly.
I examine each component
to determine why
your hands have loosened,
your eyes shut,
and the wheels stalled.
Upon being dismantled,
the cause of the malfunction
becomes evident:
the clock was flawed
since its construction.
