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Tuesday 22 October 2013

Oyster Woman II

There is a part of me
Where I am silk and
Hidden glow of nacre
Inside clamped lips shut
Tight and cramped with
Black fear of pain/again
Inside all tremulous
Pearl iridescent yearning
Inside where I hide
Yet long to open
To the salt tongue
Of a tender tide.


Manuela Cardiga

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