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| April 01, 2004 | Ryan, Kay | COPYRIGHT 2004 Foundation for Cultural Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
Shipwreck 
 
I was shipwrecked beneath a stormless sky 
in a sea shallow enough to stand up in. 
 
--Fernando Pessoa 
 
   They're laughable 
   when we get there-- 
   the ultimate articulations 
   of despair: trapped 
   in a tub filling with 
   our own tears; strapped 
   to a breadstick mast 
   a mouse could chew 
   down; ...

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