A contemporary poem about the route without a name, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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I followed the route without a name between the dark grass and the open sky. Every marker had been rubbed smooth. Behind me, the ground forgot my footprints. Ahead, the silence widened. I crossed it carrying nothing but direction.
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