Accompanying Piece

a table knife files its teeth

across a stale loaf of bread.

left imbedded enough to

be concealed by the crust.

its handle juts out, reharnessing

a grip that is no longer there.

a dusting of breadcrumbs line

both sides of the knife, and

an absentminded return to 

visibility on the table.

a clock hanging on the kitchen

wall fixates on this discarded

still life--concentrating its

repression.

bending the nail that sends it to

the floor--as an accompanying

piece.