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The South Atlantic Quarterly 103.1 (2004) 3-4



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Poems

M Sarki


Gordon—Gordon!

Teacher, teacher, what are we to do?
It has come
to my attention
the body
of our work—
the bulk of
our great poetry!—
is untranslatable
into any language.

Even this one. [End Page 3]

Mother

I bring my leash
to this page
so that you may know.

So that you may show
all the others
how much I wanted inside.

How much I wanted
to bleed in you
instead of in myself.
I, and my song of communion.

Smitten to sing
in this choir,
of clocks.





M Sarki is a poet. His collection of poetry Zimble Zamble Zumble with a foreword by Gordon Lish is available everywhere good books are sold.

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