Gravities
space is the great
listener, one great
pause to reflect
i shout into voids
waiting
for word boomerang
echo’s take
and give
up there somewhere
is the one
perfect
conversation
everything said
just right
pithy, and articulate
no space for lament—
the miles my words
have traveled
beheld
between blinks
of your eyes
~ Ben Murray
Ben Murray is an Edmonton-based writer whose poetry has appeared in many journals, including Descant, Quills, Grain, Carousel, CV2, The Windsor Review, Event, Queen’s Quarterly and others, as well as CBC and CKUA radio. A debut collection of poetry, What We’re Left With, was released in fall 2007 by Brindle & Glass Publishers.
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