revolving cylinder
worn grey with honey gold stains
plucking at loose tired tuned teeth
on time-marinated steel comb
making Pachelbel wobble at
every wonky clang of Canon in D
singing dust-coarsened melody
that no longer glides
but trudges and
sinks
only
dainty
little ballerina
pink and poised
untouched
by age
still holds her perfect pose
and spins on
tiptoe
twirling
to an unsung song of
sacrifice
to the
echoes
of a mother’s muted
heartbeat and
a child’s
first cry
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