LOOSE SCREWS

Loose Screws

Some screws work loose due to negligence or abuse.  Sometimes it’s nobody’s fault but their own.  These latter bide their time until finally they weaken or break leaving chaos.  Screws get caught up in the habit of watching vacuous soap operas and wasting time.  People need calibrated, precisely adjusted screws.  The good ones rarely lose their washers.  Time passes and these screws die rusty and forgotten, holding onto the wall to the very end.  They win; they never give up.  The screwdriver is their attending nurse; the hammer, their last recourse in an emergency.  Once lost they’re lost for good.  Some people, unfortunately, come with a loose screw from the factory, or their nut has its threads crossed, in which case it’s pretty much hopeless.

Translation by David Rock