― from “The Boatman” Carolyn Forché

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carolyn Forché
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“You tell me you are a poet. If so, our destination is the same.
I find myself now the boatman, driving a taxi at the end of the world.
I will see that you arrive safely, my friend, I will get you there.”
 
                              ― from “The Boatman”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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~ by samofthetenthousandthings on August 27, 2020.