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III · Poetry
III — all 05 poems

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Inventory of the Studio

one chisel, blunt from arguing with marble, a jar of brushes standing like a field after rain, the window, which I count as a tool, and you, at the door, asking if I've eaten.

— E.I., 2024
for the darkroom

Silver

The darkroom keeps its own hours. I wait for a face to rise out of the tray like a swimmer who has decided, at the last moment, to come back.

— E.I., 2021

Paros

My grandmother said the stone remembers the sea. I believed her the way you believe the radio: half for the words, half for the voice. Now I put my ear to the block and listen.

— E.I., 2025
keep?

Black, Mostly

People ask why there is no colour. I tell them colour is a loud guest. I would rather hear what the grey has been trying to say all evening.

— E.I., 2026

Test

Test teste very testy test test testy test test testy testy test test

— E.I., 2026
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