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Cinematic

it began with a close-up

lust licking every frame,

your lens loved my face

before I knew your name

 

I'm lost in your B-movie

my left profile badly lit,

direction hit and miss

script lacking any wit

 

zooming like a vampire

you pan along my fears,

cinema verite in spades

the denouement nears

 

you loved yelling: "Cut!

this reel will be your last",

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Zoom

Whilst others may be far away, 
You've no need to leave your room, 
For you can see and hear them, 
Through a device that we call Zoom.

Zoom is a modern method, 
Of which people should now know. 
It is a common meeting place 
Where everyone now seems to go.

Your meeting may be a one off. 
You may have many in succession. 
You might just meet one person, 
Or have lots of them in a se...

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Zoomnation

Zoomnation

 

He stayed in beautiful isolation

For so long

He became a memory

A shadow on the wall

A stain on the carpet

 

When they sipped red wine

They remembered him

In the taste upon their lips

In the pause

Between the small talk

 

The chair remained empty

The corner a little darker

The mirror over the bar

Cast no reflection

Of him

 

A...

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