A contemporary poem about the hinge changes the address, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The hinge turns and changes the address. The street number remains nailed to the wall. I step outside and find another version of home. A neighbour waves as if nothing happened. I wave back. Belonging can survive a small relocation.
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