9 April 2013

Poem 9 - Shell

Photo: Sally Douglas


Shell

I have defended these stories for so long.
But now like the shells of long dead snails
they break between my fingertips.

With a whisper of old convolutions
they break under my touch
and are stolen by the wind.
Leaving nothing but a glaze that almost
remembers the ease of gliding.

Sally Douglas



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