A contemporary poem about a crooked world still opens, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The door is crooked; the morning is not. Keys turn with the patience of old teeth. I push until the frame admits its mistake. Beyond it, the street has shifted left. I walk the new line slowly. Even a damaged entrance can lead to a wider day.
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