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Stitched tight by hands that flipped the eggs
Salt-crusted seams on weathered legs
Coffee stains on cuff and palm
Dawn breaks quiet, breakfast calm
Tide turns slow, the dock holds breath
Metal shudders, waking death
Engines cough in harbor haze
Gloves stay put through foggy days
Leather waits where wheels don't roll
Anchored deep in harbor soul
No steering wheel, no gear to shift
Just salt and stitch and morning drift
Regulars know the order by heart
Two eggs over, coffee, start
Gloves remember every hand
Grease and brine on grain and strand
Horn blasts low, the ramp comes down
Tires hiss on wet asphalt ground
Boots thump heavy, coats pulled tight
Gloves don't move, don't catch the light
Leather waits where wheels don't roll
Anchored deep in harbor soul
No steering wheel, no gear to shift
Just salt and stitch and morning drift
Short-order wisdom in the grain
Heat and hurry, steam and strain
Fingers knew the spatula's weight
Now they watch the ferry wait
Deckhands shout, the chains unwind
Cargo shifts in ropes designed
Gloves stay patient, gloves stay still
Waiting out the morning chill
Leather waits where wheels don't roll
Anchored deep in harbor soul
No steering wheel, no gear to shift
Just salt and stitch and morning drift
Twenty years of grill and grate
Now the dock accepts their fate
No tips left on wooden planks
Just the tide and thankless thanks
Leather waits where wheels don't roll
Anchored deep in harbor soul
No steering wheel, no gear to shift
Just salt and stitch and morning drift
Salt and stitch and morning drift
Salt and stitch and morning drift
Sun climbs high, the rush begins
Diesel roar and engine din
Gloves still sit where placed at dawn
Another shift, another yawn
Stitched in salt, they hold the line
Dawn breaks cold on leather time