she finds a
stillness
here among the
folding crowds

as the intimidating
afternoon
is compressed
by a polarized
/simple breeze

she has pushed forward
against
the precipice
all momentum
is reduced to
a simple
phrase-

well meet, my friend

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he listens to
her
silently/a part
of the background
features
waiting for
exhaustion to
set in

-stepping forward
-letting her
fold
into his arms

whereupon
she realigns this
relative movement
as a reference set
of actions