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Only lines
Ellen Crofton
eleven points of thought
mapped in words
which appear weighted
with system
those words became our anthem
and we still sing that tune to the
white dots against that black square
the one that night watchers
hold up with heavy arms
eleven points of system
and we align
it with stars
but we only see the lines
never movement
never change
we stopped their maps
made them static
and made them sing
our eleven points of thought

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