19.4.16

16 - PIECES

[The sixteenth entry of April 2016's A-to-Z Blogging Challenge.]

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a vase precariously placed
on the mahogany desk 
it trembles when the winds blow
it stops when the winds rest

it sits silent and majestic
intricately decorated art
its solid body stands through the years
a work of its potter's heart

one day it chooses to see
what the world could offer it
with its own strength it moves
falls from where it used to sit

it is halfway down when
the vase realises its folly
it tries too hard to save itself
with desperate cries, says sorry

calling out to its master
the distance to the floor decreases
a swift hand reaches out to catch the vase
and saves it from becoming pieces

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