Verse — Earbud Wires

eaqr bud devices for the hearing impaired

pocketed pursed

tangled

intertwined

a mind of their own

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like kite string on the ground

like an extension cord snake-pit

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too short to reel

too short to wind around

elbow & thumb

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too long to spool

too light to use

as a belt

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double

redouble

tie in a knot

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marriage can solve

entanglements

– another piece of genius by a fellow hearing impaired classmate, Steve Shoemaker, Urbana, Illinois. Thanks to Steve’s partner in life, Nadja, for the photograph of the ear buds.