A contemporary poem about the carpet after applause, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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After the cameras leave, the carpet keeps walking. It crosses the room without lifting its feet. I follow until the velvet becomes a kitchen mat, then a red thread caught beneath the fridge. Fame was only one direction it knew. The other leads to a sink full of honest plates. I begin there.
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