A contemporary poem about the object takes the afternoon, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The object takes the afternoon from the clock. Minutes gather around it like curious dogs. I sit down to wait for time back. At dusk, the object has changed colour. I let the clock keep its silence. Some hours are stolen so the body can notice them.
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