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i realized this while i watched
the girl's face brightened by the sun.
there, inside that painting
she moved out of place
(the sun off her skin in shadow)
and the artist painted that smile there,
perfect forever. she lowers her head
as we watch--things
not supposed to happen will--the way
she steps from her framing, and the picture
seems bruised without her: I am not certain
where she ever goes. after all this time,
I still wonder what she knows
the girl's face brightened by the sun.
there, inside that painting
she moved out of place
(the sun off her skin in shadow)
and the artist painted that smile there,
perfect forever. she lowers her head
as we watch--things
not supposed to happen will--the way
she steps from her framing, and the picture
seems bruised without her: I am not certain
where she ever goes. after all this time,
I still wonder what she knows
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