Road Block

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One drop tips,

two drops skip.

Fresh cut jewels scatter,

tipping, tipping,

skipping Across the hard surface.

One cracks

Another shatters in my own skull.

Glass and sharp edges,

Cut like knives.

drop

And Tick across the uneven grounds.

cars Whizzz

and drive-by Tatting,

Along, Tatting,

to the wind, Tatting,

thumping Against each piece of Glossy Jewel.

Bumping

over small potholes,

As my heart grows numb,

Skills going dumb,

And stomach seeds new home,

to And unwelcoming show.

The last one stands

Shiny

Clear,

tattering,

ToTTering, to the Wind,

Readying to disappear,

— tshhh — splat —

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