An Urn of Cough Drops Assembly Required

Assembly Required

And then he found it—
Assembling a thing requiring assembly—
Instructions lost in shipping:
The secret of the world.
Three remaining screws, an extra hinge—
Beggars on the corner begging change—
Superfluous essentialities,
Adequate perfection,
Instructions left unseen.

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