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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Important things

Other orbits beckon, I am sure,
other constellations you want to inhabit,
other stories to listen to,
futures to reflect on;
this is how people leave
and are left
this is how and why doors are shut,
and in these transformations and travels
sweet lies and known inevitables
those who came before, are absented,
this is true.

[From my collection 'Threads,' shortlisted for the Gratiaen Award 2007]

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