time signature

in cut time, whole is felt in half



a beat is trapped in the warmth of stage light 
     at the toe of freshly shined shoes



tempo stretches like short strings of chewing gum under a shoe



in cut time, the rhythm compresses around time's vacancy
before resonance catches at the breath mark, 
     the next measure fills it



the mapping of transposing experience reminds me:
it takes two for dynamics,
     they pull into one another to sound whole

sahar khan
chewy notes, 2026

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