Sport 20: Autumn 1998
Joy Mackenzie — Magpies & Other Outlaws
Joy Mackenzie
Magpies & Other Outlaws
A sign in the park
says beware
of the magpies
We walk under tall trees
The magpies scold and gossip
It's cold and we don't know
where we're going
The trees don't tell
mynas and magpies
to get out of their space
One day we say
we're going to learn
the names of these trees
You try to dress me
in your past
lover's black scarf
I am twisting and turning
and watching
the magpies
There's danger ahead
I won't wear it