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Fasteners

There are ones that snap together

with a click, god for diapers

and duvet covers

 

There are buttons that slip into holes

hooks for hanging

ancestors on walls

 

There are nails, clips, dabs of glue

and Velcro sticky fingers that

hold pajama pants up or bibs on babies

 

Zips of course that glide up and down

with deftness until they give up

the ghost and let the rain in

 

There are seat belts that captains request

fastened in turbulent air

 

And fasteners that keep unlikely

partners together through thick and thin

for lifetimes despite everything

for various reasons

 

Shared interest in butterflies or cooking

lips bitten for the sake of the children

the holy bible

and a lifelong sense of humor

that  brushes aside differences with

a good belly laugh at breakfast

or in bed

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