Persistence of Vision
Frames
within this filmstrip life
depicting
instants clipped from time:
shown
those moments animate
implying
I might press Rewind
reverting
but
there's only Play:
who
you are
your world
today.
Persistence of Vision © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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30 words (prompt limit). Can't Go Back to Yesterday brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2766550-Quote-Prompt---30-words
Persistence of Vision is a concept this poem taps for its central metaphor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_vision
Submitted: November 28, 2020