this machine
doesn't do
what I think it does
I guessed incorrectly
at the design
and can't make sense of the flaws
although I know that they are there
the manufacturer was not to blame
nor the original owner
it was hired out: the machine,
to inexpert hands
they wished nothing more
than to examine the workings
and delicate parts
for reasons I still can't tell.
it strikes us now
that though irretrievably flawed
the idea of the machine itself
is the most beautiful thing
that ever was.
