A contemporary poem about the solid thing gives way, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The solid thing gives way without breaking. Its edge becomes a question of light. I press my palm against the surface. There is no depth, then too much. The room continues behind it. I step back, newly porous.
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