By Stephen
Date: 2002 May 24
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Zamboni

what this barren ice
feels like. hearing the wake
breaking silence when
divided alone

to know what comfort
the zamboni machine
brings. invading my
infinite space

as feelings of renewal
overwhelm me. I need
her soothing touch,
submerging

my roughed and
chipped surfaces. as
replenishing the
submission

I've shown her, I'm
awarded with smooth
layers to be slashed
down deep again

within those levels
I survive a society of
dikes. The sharpened metal
cuts these razorblades

of separation leave
me. Thus, is my stamina in
shambled pieces. The job of
collection she so enjoys

cleanses my repair
in swipes. Her protection
ensures freedom from
life's permanent marks

where always I thought
never to see my strength
return, she works me when
divided alone, together

she brings out my reflective
shine several times daily
and I'll never know what
to do without her