Turn the tiny knob
near the face of time
each morning around nine
rock it back and forth
back and forth
winding your watch for the day
hold it near your ear
hear the ticking?
is it working?
Will you please show me
the tiny springs
the shiny gears inside?
they parse out perfect seconds
one gear moves this way
the other that
interlocked within
a tidy steel case
on the back of your wrist.
how can that work?
o, what a gift.
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