A Floor Ago
March 19, 2026

when that porcelain land rose back out of the sea
its walls sloughed barnacles in salt cascade
one gate moonwards, sign above in re-found tongue
while nations all around warred for entry
gaining nothing, three lost sailors drifting in
welcomed in briefly widened inset door
before city, ignoring enmity, sank back down

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