Come before
the revolution
is over!
Archipelago / Archipelagone
Oh my my, oh my my
it’s guaranteed to keep you alive
The island chain is the heart’s
favorite boogie and slide
The longing that brings tears
is the on-beat and off-beat
of an empty chamber seeking
to be filled with rhythm and groove
Whisper before you enter so that
everyone can hear you and open
the gates to the future
Oh my my, oh my my
there are so few tempos left
and even fewer clocks that
show how quickly time ticks and talks
Narcissus knew the rhythm of the pond
and the upbeat / downbeat of the illusion
It’s got a backbeat, you can’t lose it
Oh my my!
Christina Murphy is an American writer who lives in Huntington, West Virginia. Her most recent work appears in the anthology Let the Sea Find Its Edges edited by the noted Australian poet, Michael Fitzgerald-Clarke.
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