A contemporary poem about carrying the unfinished, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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I carried the unfinished thing in a paper bag. People assumed it was lunch. At the crossing, it began to hum. I held it closer, embarrassed by its need. When I reached the other side, the bag was empty. The unfinished had learned to walk.
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