A contemporary poem about the object learns to wait, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The object was meant to hold a door open. Now it holds the afternoon in place. Dust gathers; footsteps pass; nothing enters. I move it aside. The door closes with a soft decision. Some tools become witnesses when their purpose is exhausted.
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