I held you
In my arms
Stroking yours
Skin white and smooth
In my arms
Stroking yours
Skin white and smooth
Like the ghost gums
In the Red Centre
I would come to know
Centuries later
I held you
While you grew cold
Your eyes
Already clouding
My body emptied
Of presence
Hollowed
By your absence
Sitting in a small
Mundane room
My spirit guide
Told this story
From a vision
And like centuries ago
I became hollow
Grieving as if
I’d just lost you
For the first time
Ghost Gums
Stuart Highway
Probably somewhere near Tennant Creek
The Red Centre
Northern Territory, Australia
Stuart Highway
Probably somewhere near Tennant Creek
The Red Centre
Northern Territory, Australia
Taken during travels, 1994