to begin with the first law of motion
an object at rest
                  remains at rest
unless / here the word pivots / an external
force acts upon
                the object / inertial
frame of reference / a cornerstone

hoisted by a pulley / timber and cables
for resistance / for resistance
                                a clenched
fist / object becoming more than what
it is / grind of wheel and axle / force
amplified / force
                  of habit that greases

the cogs / latch and lever / a finger un-
locks a catch / hinge / the load
                                 quivers / word
at once machine and ornament / release
the world on its way
                     to becoming rubble
tremble / something moves / something
is moved