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Gwyneth Box
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| First published in Roundyhouse magazine, April 2002. |
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How can I write,
caged in by walls,
smothered by cushions
and draped curtains?
Even my balcony is barred
like a prison cell.
Outside in the street
the trees grow tall
reaching towards the sky;
the swallows circle high above the roofs:
I see the setting sun shine
through their tail feathers.
If thoughts could free me,
if words could carry me aloft,
I would follow them:
Treetop,
rooftop,
stars…
In my room
I have placed two mirrors
opposite each other.
Between four walls
I have caught
a fragment of infinity. |
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