Two Poems
Rae Armantrout, 25 January 2024
Rain began to speckle the pavementThat is known as an establishing shot.
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We claim things happenin the pastto prove we have survived them.
The idea is that the past is sealedand cannot be tampered with –
like an ideaor a locket.
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We count to oneon a locket
while a blue car passesheaded west.
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The constant rain stoppedand the clouds liftedfor a moment.
Time, intention, a...