Railroad Track
Steel rails not
straight but curled
with curvature
of the turning world.
*****
Wire
Wire comes from a ten
mile spool wound by faceless
men who toil ceaseless
as the coil itself as
circles are continual
*****
Wine Glass
It’s dishonest to appear
so bulbous yet so thin.
O crystal vessels of evening time-
hold it! Hold it in.
*****
Lighter
Cheap, broken plastic. Yet
someone desires you;
one who seeks the flame but
not the sleek, nor the new.
-B Taylor 2022