there is a black light /
that turns teeth as white /
as a blinding concussion /
moment where the brain /
shivers in the sudden draft of impact /
the black light reveals /
shades pressed into the background /
like hieroglyphs on a mall wall /
tripping up seniors in their repeated day /
the black light opens the room divider /
redrawing patterns stretched low and long, /
on the body scarred by it own machine /
there are a few who can afford to pass down pain /
practice a laugh
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