Concrete

by aggie lemm

1.

it is nothing new
                  it’s fated
      the whole world is in trouble

existence goes on

2.

it is here
      again
              something in the way
      in a dream

3.

things fall apart

                        abstraction
                  keeps
            mourning

4.

the worst

              in caring
                  is           returning alone

              breathing fire

5.

the sky is                       an empty lot
          at a quarter past eleven

                aimless and full of torment

nature           sleeping           in holes and corners
        at the end of the show

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[aggie lemm is a Brittany-based poet who is all about patterns and translation.]