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GRAINY DOCUMENTARY
In the last room of the Flamenco museum I’m surrounded by a choreographed dance in hi-tech on the walls.
I stay only a few moments, mind already overflowing.
As I part the curtains to exit the exhibition a slight small shadow crosses my path — from the courtyard’s daylight
I glance back into the room:
a toddler stands alone in the dark.
Moments later her father peeks through looking for her, “Monique?”
Downstairs I scan the exhibition map. The room where I saw the girl
is named Duende.
Rilke calls it spiritual energy.
Jung’s primary matter,
dark matter according to physics: “We know it is out there
but we cannot clearly identify exactly what it is.” *