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Broken Water Faucet
©2017by Susie Krauter
A poem written for children to demonstrate personification

My cold silvery shiny metal 
handle no longer moves 
to the top of the top
or to the bottom of the bottom

I can hear the sound of my constant 
dripping; the soft edges of each dreaded 
drip and then 
drop of each 
water droplet falling 
cascading, diving 
to the metal sink below

reaching 
their 
end
or 
is it the beginning
of a long journey 

Each water droplet changing shape, 
plummeting, splattering 
against the cold metal sink below 
screaming out 
suddenly freeing itself from 
my almost tight grasp; 

I was trying so hard to hold on

Yet, slipping away beneath me 
a waterslide of whimsy
quickly catching the downward motion
slurring; stirring; whirring, sucked beneath 

Down through the metal pipes 
into the joyous choir 
the happy party
singing voices of like-minded look-alikes
rushing river
together
beneath the city
delightful, peaceful, happy

Oh water droplet, take me with you

Left behind;
alas, 

I shall stay 
here 
broken 

Beneath the closed curtain 
the dark night blocking out
my window to
sun and moon; 
day and night, 
I cannot hold you back, 
I am forced to let you go;

I cannot
Go 
With 
You

Curtain raising
Sunshine
Morning
the voices of children 
the clanging of licked spoons against near empty cereal bowls 
reverberating against the steel sink below  
Bright round sparkling eyes of the child 
whose hand is 

reaching 
for 
me…

I will fill your glass child;
I will fill your glass.

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