Exact Paper Portraits
stacked certificates of printed births.
ink stamped little feet on four by eight cards.
such near relatives returning to
golden crayan bethel's.
exact paper portraits....
such exact paper portraits....
when exacting paper portraits...….
now they say god has hands so he too
i suppose can be forgiven at times.
they say a life can
be measured in judicial lengths.
tiny lives beginning at one end
catalogued at another.
corners glissening.....
in time there will be a coffee stain
and wrinkles along the edges.
all collected ornately and catalogued
by a very old god.
Copyright © Nathan Martin | Year Posted 2010
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