Tuesday, June 18, 2019

CLAVICULAR


Invented by primitive fish
On a slow Tuesday, clavicles
Are the first part of us
To start turning into bone
But the last to finish. They 
Are the only long bones
Which run horizontally. 
The name means "little key."
Instructions for making
Magic carpets, garters
And daggers may be read 
In a book called
"The Clavicle of Solomon."
Keys carved from clavicles
Are charms against lightning
But sometimes open doors
Better left firmly shut.

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