Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Ships at a distance

Ships at a distance carry every man's wishes.
I have studied many times the marble which was chiseled for me
a ship with a furled sail at rest in a harbor
in truth, my wishes have never left the dock
have never been packed into trunks for a journey
never even been put on a map

Ships at a distance carry every man's wishes.
I am, however, not a man; I am a woman.
It is also helpful to have a map.
I don't even have a compass.
All I have is restlessness and vagueness.
A question.

Ships at a distance carry every man's wishes.
Do they carry mine?

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