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A Crack in the Darkroom Wall
Contributed by
amoamare
on
Thursday, 25th January 2007 @ 11:33:52 PM in AEST
Topic:
abstract
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The photos are locked in my head for safekeeping.
Even with shy intent,
no matter how elegant or eloquent,
they can never accurately represent,
reflections only translated
to a certain extent.
Chemicals poison the frames.
Here the temperature is to blame -
somehow off like the eerie warmth
in tepid foreign waters in February
That only stay true by name.
Edges of the film, a bumbling tint,
never-seen ladders of crisscrossing hints,
jut out of the easel and onto the paper
leaving disconnected brands on the print.
Wispy scratches, swirly fingerprints from grease,
Settle on the presentation at peace,
declaring a visa on the interrupted trip
from mind to misunderstood masterpiece.
But there is a crack in the wall of my darkroom
Small enough for the risky spotlight
to be lost in the shadows, but
Big enough for the tiniest corner of your iris
to peer into the workshop,
revealing a sticky silhouette hanging wet negatives
from clothespins.
And that alone is enough
to expose you to a hundred years of portfolios,
a thousands miles of curly, virgin film,
and a million pints of blood still blue.
Copyright ©
amoamare
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2007-01-25 23:33:52]
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Re: A Crack in the Darkroom Wall
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by darkangeleyes57 on
Friday, 26th January 2007 @ 08:42:56 AM AEST
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Beautifully amazing poem.. I loved this... It is now one of my favorite poems... Great job expressing your thoughts.. This was an amazing piece...
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Re: A Crack in the Darkroom Wall
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by Dom on
Saturday, 27th January 2007 @ 05:50:04 AM AEST
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I loved this poem, I think the last two stanzas are beautifully expressed with clear imagery. Great work,
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