At the Center of Attention
Attention presses,
excavates.
Distractions crack,
collapse, and free
a truth confusion
once entombed
beneath dirt
of perplexity.
The core obscured
returns to light
restoring focus
lost by sight
to reach the center,
seek the soul,
exhume the essence,
know the whole.
At the Center of Attention © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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41 words. Image (person immersed in water, listening) challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2777302-Write-to-Image---8-Only-
Submitted: April 24, 2021