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04/20/09
Feel of the cardboard sleeve of a
Mediocre 1986 VHS tape.
Maybe it's the way the edges and corners fray,
Exposing their white innards, or
The way the graphic flecks away.
I remember countless viewings of
Krull. They all recall afternoons spent
Wasting quarters at the local pizzeria.
Playing the stand-up video game.
DVDs in their perfect cases
So neatly lined up like
So many toy soldiers lack that
Near human-feeling of imperfect analog.
The mortality of a medium that breaks down.