Sunday, 11 April 2021

WHY THE TORTOISE GOT ITS SHELL

Since the time a mountain 

was eased on to

my philanthropic back,

I turned a nomad


home is where I am alive,

and so I carry my heart, my beak, 

eyes, innards, skin and soul,

so no hope, nor fears are left behind 


Home is somewhere to hide 

my bruised fingers 

from when I touched the fire 

of your cardinal desire 


A legacy that will live on in

brooches and necklaces, 

combs, hairpins, frames for eyeglasses

delicate works of bekko art;


A sour old man’s curse, this home, mine 

to wear as a wedding present that never arrived, 

weighing down on my need to roam, 

to not run in the race, oh to be a nomad!



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