A contemporary poem about the measure of a shadow, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The shadow is longer than the person who casts it. I measure twice, then put the ruler away. There are distances a body makes without travelling anywhere. At sunset, the shadow folds itself small. I take it home in the pocket of my coat.
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