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Metronome,

an even balance    
    gently rocking
from side to side.    
    You thought that I
would match your pace,    
    follow your lead,
that I would drone    
    your slow monotone
and I    
    have played along
so far.    
    But I
will live to see    
    your balance break,
your rhythm crumble,    
    your steady pace
slowly dissolve.    
    And when your clicks
no longer echo    
    and when your arm
no longer swings    
    my hands
will still    

be playing.

© Brian Michalowski, 1994. All rights reserved.