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\nsetting the spider\u2019s line vibrating,
\nand sending a bullet train of sunlight
\nalong the line,
\nbetraying the trap.
\nSo the dark line of refracted light
\nexpands across the sky
\nforetelling the destruction
\nof sugar bowls in cafes,
\nbicycles padlocked to railings,
\nmother and daughter window shopping
\nat Mason\u2019s bikes.<\/p>\n
\ntake another path round the tree.
\nToo small to avoid the blast wave that
\nfaster than sound,
\nfaster than thought,
\ncomes my way,
\nI sit and sip my coffee.<\/p>\n