Crash

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It pops and clicks,
squeaking like the gears of an old clock
in need of oil and tender care.


They burn and ache,
pistons pounding in an old engine
on the verge of shutting down.


I cry and laugh,
wishing you were here,
forgetting you caused the crash.

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