The long arc
I
seek justice
and you hold
a seashell to your ear
hear
oceans whispering limitless
sssshhh
history heaps sheering waves
shattering across reefs
sweeping shallow bays
rearing breakers
pound shelving beaches
scatter shells with razor-sharp edges
II
knowledge like coral
shelters fluid ecosystems
and fragile
when bleached and gone
none can be recouped
crocheting hyperbolic space
Clare Bryden is a writer and web developer based in Exeter, UK. Her interests are wide-ranging, but primarily the place of humanity within the natural world of which we are part, and the related theology and psychology of connectedness.
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