Camera Obscura

when everything's been said, can words suffice
can written symbols truly represent
can sentences, ambiguous, precise
translate the writer's actual intent

can brushstrokes capture a reluctant smile
a warm embrace or murderous designs
a monarch in his glory, all the while
reminding you to read between the lines

the artist and their medium, indeed
the spirits, on occasion, may provide
a séance doesn't struggle to succeed
so long as the provider knows who died

the truth is harsh, it slaps you in the face
a pencil in your hand, the words erase

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