When They Are Gone
The apprentice
to
the sorcerer
is grasping
tiny mementos
muttering
incantations
by
caravan light
over
wisps
of hair
and
fragments
of bone
lying among
ashes
in the cold grate
blackbirds
are
singing
everywhere
in Kiffisia
rushing
into the garden
she finds
memory
in dust
conjuring the
languid scent
of
French coffee
and Gitanes
meandering
through Tangier
in ‘68
she
feels the
stinging slap
of
her mother’s hand
across her face
violence
immortalised
on Super 8
Cover art: Another One for Sorrow, 2020.
Crewel Wool and Linen Twill in Jacobean Crewel Work style of embroidery.
36cm x 24cm x 1.5cm.
Photo © Vic Lentaigne
Andreamindel.net
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