# camcorder

twentysomething object  
built to take a beating—  
recording blurry scenes  
to wound cassette tapes.

humming with precision  
opening up when pressed  
her red button worndown  
by many careless owners.

secondhand machine with  
new ways of seeing inside  
freezing a frame when it  
can’t take this much in…

an observation device for  
triangular dynamics that  
separate signal and static  
projecting what is actual.

a new lease on life from  
repairs to its internals,  
charging, maintenance, &  
importantly: regular use.

## poem details

- [color](https://chromato.graphics/colors): [Chiseled Stone](https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/16-3917-TCX)
- sampled: Birkenstocks
- felt: 2025-06-27
- wrote: 2025-08-17
- posted: 2025-08-17
- [tags](https://chromato.graphics/tags): [#cameras](https://chromato.graphics/tags/cameras)  [#pain](https://chromato.graphics/tags/pain)  [#photography](https://chromato.graphics/tags/photography)  [#polyamory](https://chromato.graphics/tags/polyamory)  [#red](https://chromato.graphics/tags/red)  [#repair](https://chromato.graphics/tags/repair)  [#sight](https://chromato.graphics/tags/sight)  [#technology](https://chromato.graphics/tags/technology)  [#trans](https://chromato.graphics/tags/trans)  [#📈](https://chromato.graphics/tags/%F0%9F%93%88)