Imposter

mis­trans­la­tion after Chinese “duck” riddle

Just one among the many ground-scrapers–

all my struc­tures shaken from the rat­tle of the trains.

Everyone here bal­ances their duties with such accom­mo­dat­ing posture;

poses for their big dance num­ber (I put down my book to watch):

Shoulders Up! And Stumble Back!

But it’s hard, every­one drops their intangibles,

rushes through the yap­ping doors with great chalance.

That’s it. My pre­car­i­ous agenda still in its allot­ted space. I turn it on and off. On and off. On and off.

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