A contemporary poem about quiet centre, moving, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The centre moves, though nothing else does. A cup remains a cup; the room loses its level. I put my hand out and touch only distance. Somewhere, the world has changed its posture. I call it an error because I need a name. The error does not answer.
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