A contemporary poem about near enough to hear, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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We are near enough to hear the kettle but not near enough to share the cup. Your footsteps pause behind the wall. Mine answer from the stair. A house can make neighbours of the heart. Tonight, the pipes carry our small noises until closeness has a sound.
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