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Cross​-​Exchange

from FAWM 2023 by yeslessness

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in the cross-exchange of money
on the bridge
river boats passing beneath
musicians gathered across
on the river banks
a wallet is lifted
from the inside jacket pocket
a gold locket enameled with the breath of life
falls from the bridge
into the river
and two tickets to the movies
are purchased with a counterfeit bill

the boy and girl met on the esplanade
she was waiting for someone
he was looking for someone
now she watches the movie
as he fingers the legal tender
he has received as change
from the counterfeit bill
and both recognize themselves
in the faces on the screen
but do not recognize each other
perhaps because they are now awake

aloft in the cross-exchanges of money
as the trans-national contracts
near expiration
a toll booth stands empty
somebody jumps from the bridge
somebody who was supposed to meet somebody here
somebody who never made it to the meeting place
on the esplanade
where his friends play guitars
in the red and blue glow
of the river boats passing by.

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from FAWM 2023, released February 1, 2023
Words by Bill White
Music by Stephen Street


Image by Dalle, using the prompt "excellent cubist painting of riverboats going under a city bridge at night, in the style of cezanne, bright stars, bright orange city lights, dark shadows"

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