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the blueshift journal
blueshift / ˈblo͞oˌSHift / noun
the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving toward the observer.
RUSH HOUR
JONTHAN LOUIS DUCKWORTH
Joy is dangerous sometimes.
There are balmy evenings
of undiluted quiescence
when my ears can collect
the sibilance of power lines
from two streets over,
& there’s a certain risk I’ll
peel off my skin just
for one fewer barrier
between me & this world.
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