big town blues (viii) 
the competition
bloody horse fares and furniture 
the judges complain 
i understand
 
the premechanical tractors 
but indoor portraits 
i know    i know
 
it’s done to cheese 
but i imagine quality 
the story
 
why that table    why there 
they’re not coffee stains 
why the light
 
who took the carpet 
that looks like burnt door 
in the fireplace
 
what makes the picture 
is the body in the corner 
obviously the photographer
 
he’s a judge    discomforted 
i reckon he’s not taken the photo 
yet
 
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