Paddock edge

Caught in a farmer’s fence,
the wallaby fights the wire,
struggles and relents.

Trying to get free,
he’s wound in the ligature
more desperately

until he hangs in air,
martyred by a change
of atmosphere

that makes no sense,
foreclosing range
for recompense.

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David Mason’s latest book of poems is Pacific Light (Red Hen Press). He lives in Tasmania.

Topics: Poetry

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