Never Known by Name
Lone Javanese vessel
twisted and battered
unwelcomed cargo
spilling over its sides
Icy water gleaming
Lights brightly ranting
She hears obscure foreign
voices
Unauthorised maritime arrivals
Hopes cling bleakly
Gasping for air
Cypress smiling
through the sea
cardamon, saffron, fig
tree
sheltering from the heat
a child borne a future
seen
delirious euphoric
dream
gasping for air
small among remains of
her new life
discarded cloak floats
away
Never to be known by
name
Mary Chydiriotis
17 July 2013
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