one little man’s moon /
hanging over boulevards and crescents /
tied sung to a grandmother’s hair /
handed down on the first birthday /
before candles melt and the alarms ring /
signaling the hazard’s been met /
amongst excited screeching /
and messy mouths staining furniture /
swing the moon out further /
until it breaks the emergency glass /
useful also to scare off strays /
swung in manic circles /
that whistle from the hair spinning /
splits a sensitive ear /
it’s what your grandmother heard /
every other day /
speeding through space /
at the century’s opening /
spreading across a shifting continent
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