I shoved its dying there
too readily, the rust
only beginning to gnaw
at the teeth of its gears.
We both rattle a little
too much, our threads
wear down,
we become jammed
and simple force
will not move us.
Some spring day
we will be brought out
and coaxed, persuaded
into forward movement.
Parts will, in time
break, be discarded
and replaced, like new.
The tools will clatter
like windchimes.
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