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(ekphrastic on art piece “Graphing Uncertainty V” by Christine Crockett)

The egg slips from the box of
upside-down buildings, faded computations
erased by the light of blood moons and
chalk

The egg/slips
from the box of/upside-down
buildings/faded computations/
erased by the light/of blood moons/and
chalk

The egg : slips
from the box of : upside-down
buildings :faded computations:
erased by the light:of blood moons:and
chalk

The egg/slips
from the box of\upside-down
buildings—faded computations|
erased by the light/of blood moons\and
chalk__

The egg
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upside-down
buildings

faded computations
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erased by the light
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of blood moons
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