A contemporary poem about the impossible in the laundry, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The impossible thing appears in the laundry basket. It is warm, folded and missing one sleeve. I hold it to the light. A little road runs through the fabric. I do not follow it. Some journeys are meant to be worn close to the skin.
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