Power
A thick weight
smooth with rounded edges
for easy handling
hard in calloused hands and slippery
but for a white knuckled grip
held straight even
high and steady
barred above a tight chest
a tight breath ripples
just a slight quiver in a single heave repeated
A gold banded pen
capped and tucked away in dark silk
filled with silvery black ink
held in soft hands that carry
with a smile
or a bowed head
the weight
of hundreds of millions of people's lives
rewriting history
A gauge that holds no measure
exponential
limitless
opportunity
to expand
broaden
collide
letting the present instant guide
the practice
A spark bursting
contained
trapped in molded glass
or bouncing of hardened rubber
or racing down a wire
always just a little lost
somewhere in-between
out there
striking down
A choice
a voice
sharp
sweet
and shapeless
wriggling
restrained
released as is
This strength that leaves you weakend
wanting more and begging for this to end
The power of just another paradox
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