Like a pearl in farmyard muck
you were lost, static in a whispered,
devious tumult; your cries,
a shaking free subdued
by the letdown of compromise,
the other point of view.
It was pain
washed you. Stronger than gold
now, you nestle in the palm
of your life.
Ted Mc Carthy lives and teaches in Clones, Ireland. His work has appeared in magazines in Ireland, UK, USA, Canada, Austria and Germany. He has had two collections published, November Wedding and Beverly Downs. He is currently working on a third collection, as well as a series of translations.
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