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Repositioning

by Madam Wren
Chapter 1
You are watching alone.
That narrows the signal.
Do not adjust the set.
The distortion is yours.

That narrows the signal.
I see a road you believe is finished.
The distortion is yours.
It has learned how to wait.

I see a road you believe is finished.
Do not look at the cards yet.
It has learned how to wait.
They have already been looking at you.

Do not look at the cards yet.
There is a photograph you keep folded.
They have already been looking at you.
You think it is damaged.

There is a photograph you keep folded.
Return is the wrong word.
You think it is damaged.
Some things only reposition.

Return is the wrong word.
Pay attention to the hours between sleep and waking.
Some things only reposition.
That is when instructions arrive.

Pay attention to the hours between sleep and waking.
If you hear advice that sounds gentle, pause.
That is when instructions arrive.
Gentleness is how patience disguises itself.

If you hear advice that sounds gentle, pause.
There is a place you should not recognize.
Gentleness is how patience disguises itself.
Your body will agree before your thoughts do.

There is a place you should not recognize.
If the phone rings and no voice answers, listen anyway.
Your body will agree before your thoughts do.
Silence is still a response.

If the phone rings and no voice answers, listen anyway.
You want to know what choice matters.
Silence is still a response.
It is not the large one.

You want to know what choice matters.
When this broadcast ends, do not rush to stand.
It is not the large one.
Remain seated until the room feels ordinary again.

When this broadcast ends, do not rush to stand.
If it does not, that information is sufficient.
Remain seated until the room feels ordinary again.
You will continue listening.

If it does not, that information is sufficient.
You will continue listening.
You are watching alone.
That narrows the signal.