Let’s leave aside your usefulness, for now.
None of us wants to be merely functional,
although you are handy to have around.
We’ll instead consider your form – your sleek
ergonomic levers like a pair of well-toned thighs,
encouraging lateral movement. There’s
something a little uncanny about you –
pun unintended – you’re a tiny mechanical man
with a wide O of a mouth, as if you are forever
surprised at the things you open, your handle
spinning excitedly like a clown’s bow-tie.
From the back your metal secrets become visible,
your twin hearts spinning in tandem as you fulfil
your life’s purpose. You are as beautiful as you
are ingenious, and you allow me to open the beans.
