A contemporary poem about the light at a distance, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The light keeps its distance like a decent guest. It does not enter the room unasked. I sit near the window and let it remain elsewhere. Night gathers without closing the conversation. Some hope is not a hand reaching in. Some hope is knowing where to look.
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