A contemporary poem about the centre of the detour, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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Every detour has a centre. Mine was a petrol station at closing time, a moth circling the dead sign. I bought nothing. The attendant pointed towards the dark road as if direction were a kindness you could offer without understanding.
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