Movable – by David Ishaya Osu

Poetry
Written By David Ishaya Osu
ISLAND | ONLINE ONLY

There was more to say 

more to the pulse: 

 

an hour of linen questions

and saying nothing; 

 

there was a movable 

thought, a tear, a cup 

 

of tea and saying nothing;

there was a glowing line 

 

between us, a blazing memory

in a sister city; there was 

 

a wild breath 

seeking wrung roses 

 

but there was nothing to say

about the city and its golden cathedral

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David Ishaya Osu

David Ishaya Osu is a poet and street photographer living in South Australia. His work has appeared in publications including: Magma, Griffith Review, New Welsh Review, The Hopkins Review, Island and elsewhere. David is currently a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. 

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