Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Papunya, NT

camel bones
in foetal shapes
the ribs of a live one

spinafex plane
from peak to horizon
wishing god were real

pulling on
the smell of campfire
first light

choosing stones
hoping not to throw
town dogs

knowing the unsaid rule
tasting the mess
in her cooking

starting to see the truth
in her accusations
campfire smoke

having not reached
this desert waterhole
the fear of humans

quiet sounds
of men in darkness
mice fill the flat

spider from the night
here is your house
blowing in wind

more blue sky
the desert turning
back to desert

too vast
to feel a part of
western desert

knowing the mice
will still come
kitchen cleaning

red desert dust
fills the wind
fills the streets

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