situational, room is only room. perhaps

this is only the best. perhaps this noise

the furthest from truth.

if in fact there is noise.

this corner of somerset harbours holes in

the ground, a small plastic duck. the

water remembers the shape of the stone.

if a crushed language leaps. if chalk rolls

through the window or still.

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rob mclennan lives in Ottawa, Canada's glorious capital, even though he was born there. His 13th trade poetry collection is The Ottawa City Project (Chaudiere Books, 2007), and he is currently putting the finishing touches on a collection of literary essays for ECW Press. He regularly posts reviews and essays at robmclennan.blogspot.com.

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