A contemporary poem about the world slips one inch, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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The world slips one inch while I am tying my shoe. No alarm sounds. The pavement accepts the adjustment. A man continues arguing into his phone. I stand, rebalanced by the error. Some changes ask for no witness until the body starts walking differently.
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