A contemporary poem about an ordinary portal, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The portal is behind the supermarket freezer. It opens when the lights flicker. On the other side: the same aisle, but every label tells the truth. I return with milk and no explanation. At home, I read the carton. It tastes like an honest week.
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