Oxidation
by Amy Ballard
The effect of salt air on metal
Over time
These key rings have rusted in just one year
They were new
Last summer
When two laughing girls hung them with their towels
On the weathered fence
Before that last swim
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People still swim there
The waves rush the shore
We share this oxidation
This speed morbidity
This salt water we draw in
With every breath







