Pinned

[Knot]

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Hi Lily.

 Pinned refers to the action on Zoom where you can pin someone so they fill up the whole screen.

Live and learn Thanks for explaining. Perhaps a hint to us less familiar with the tech might be

Gazing at you, full screen

I know it isn't me

you're looking at, but

the camera, that red(?) light

I know it's not in your end-rhyme scheme, but I wonder if that may be hindering you? Write the idea first,

worry about the rhymes later Lines 8-9 might benefit from that.

You could cut the 'a' from the final line, to improve the meter/rhythm.

It does seem to me that you've skipped a narrative step - N has already 'pinned' this person by the time the

poem starts, what prompted them to do that?

Alternatively you could rearranged slightly

You smile,

it’s a mystery

what’s going on behind the scenes.

Gazing at you on my screen,

I know you’re not looking at me.

But when you stare right at the light,

you’re piercing deep into my eyes.

The many distant words I hear

are going out the other ear.

It’s hard to focus on the task

when you’re part of my Zoom class.

Best, Knot

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