Forms of duetude

A tin tied to a dog's tail
Yeats used this image
for young desire in an ageing body

the wheels of a car
the front ones always chased by their past
the back ones never getting into the future

Laurel and Hardy
I used to think that one day
the thin guy would kill the fat one

cup and saucer
crockery nobility

signifier and signified
worddealer wordconsumer

love and night
hate and day