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The borrowed format — a small refrain

A spoken-word lyric sketch from the Originality through constraints cycle.

Original lyric sketch · Fictional voice · Lyrics only · Originality through constraints

Verse

Keep the small beginning,
the crossing and the bend.
Perhaps the borrowed format
does not need a hurried end.

Refrain

Three small shapes can leave a thousand spaces open.
Let the room keep breathing.
Let the words arrive.
Leave a little space for what is still alive.

Original spoken-word lyric sketch in the Originality through constraints cycle. The refrain is shared by the ten pieces in this cycle. No audio recording accompanies this piece.