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On Escher and Becoming

The weathered callused hand
Becoming
A yellow Ticonderoga number 2 pencil
   tooth marks near the eraser
Becoming
Scratch patches in the textured paper
   areas of light and dark
Twisting and
Becoming
Graphite dragons with just a hint of leer
   in their sparkling eyes
Becoming
A marching horde across the littered desk top
With one last enigmatic look before
Becoming
Interlocking sectors of light and dark
Becoming
An ancient number 2 pencil
   with no eraser
Becoming
A younger hand

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