Working Through Ache
‘My Desk’ by Angela Caravan was second runner-up in our fifth annual Magpie Award for Poetry.
Judge Renée Sarojini Saklikar described it as “an ambitious poem… . The possibility of what the language is attempting here [is] admirable.”
Enjoy the opening stanzas, excerpted here, from Issue 20, Autumn 2018, on sale now!
My Desk
by Angela Caravan
Furniture that exudes femininity
The soft curve of brushed metal
And the current fad of white
On wood. Then sits there, beautifully, with
a pile of papers
in one corner.
That is your lost potential
Command it to kick up legs and wander
Or commence perpetual wading, though the prospect
Turns stomachs.
A pitcher plant
Memento from your predecessor that says
to keep going through the rough and
Laugh heartily at the lesson.
This is your lost fortitude
Not classified a syndrome. This that
Disallows you from being wrong,
Existing and working through ache then
Drink teas to cast spells of comfort.
To read the rest of this beautiful poem, pick up your copy of Issue 20, Autumn 2018, ON SALE now!
Angela Caravan writes poetry and fiction. She lives in Vancouver, BC, with a boy and a man and sometimes has trouble telling the difference between the two. You can find some of her work in Longleaf Review and Reel Honey Mag. Visit Angela at angelacaravan.com.
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