The Ship That Sailed
The ship I boarded, finally,
after so many failed attempts
and with such light steps,
has sailed on without me,
did so years ago
though I was slow to notice,
leaving me adrift on a shore
with fierce winds and scudding clouds
and a constant moaning sound
that seems as if it might be
coming through my lips.
- David Ades 2020
David Adès is the author of Mapping the World, the chapbook Only the Questions Are Eternal and most recently Afloat in Light (https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/afloat-in-light). In association with Mascara Literary Review, David is a recipient of the 2020 Don Bank Writing Residence together with Michelle Cahill, Debbie Lim and Michelle Hamadache
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