Heaven Spot

Graffiti belongs in the streets.
One of the best things about it is that it
doesn’t last—it resists ownership.
—Anser

         A line, a lip, a like-
         ness reclaimed
         in particulate,
         paint masking paint,

         the climb, the taint
         of efflorescent
         tags overcome
         when dropping the mic.

Jim Johnstone

Jim Johnstone won a CBC Poetry Prize and has published four collections of verse.

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