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brittle light
By brittle light, 8 December, 2010

silhouettes reveal
much
not enough

two people
in shadow
each filtering the other

posture
neglected
in dark's forgetfulness

hunching
hiding what?
what can't be seen

a peripheral glow
softens
the edginess

sunlight
spoils
the image

the lighting
is not for
seeing

the objective
is
art