A contemporary poem about when the picture looks back, using a concrete image system, a pressured turn and a restrained open ending.
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I thought I was studying the picture. Then the picture found the loose thread in my sleeve. It pulled once. The day came apart in an ordinary way: missed call, cold coffee, a door left open. Nothing supernatural. Just an image knowing where to touch.
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