Number 3

My rhythm is gone.
The strings about to break.
I’m grinding to a halt.
Ship in the middle of the road.

Now the flood is coming
and my ears start to rattle
like a snake, something
falling apart, old horse, old cart.

I feel old and wordless.
I feel the rain dragging me down.
My back is bent like a bow.
Its arrows nowhere to go.
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