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the younger boy

from When You Were A Man by David Creese

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At the end of the night the hall light goes on
and father calls his sons from their sleep.

When greenish light first leaks into the river
and the few fish know to keep away from shore
silently they drive to the usual spot
and set the gear down on the hard grey banks
where the water looks old and dark and sickly
like a million men have pissed and shat in it.

The boys imitate the movements of their old man
throw a hook and line into the sludge
and set the fishing rods upon found sticks
and pour the instant coffee into plastic cups.

Now quietly they sit with their own thoughts
like three strangers waiting for a bus.

The eldest boy lifts a fish from the water
flapping in the dirt its mouth gropes for life
they'll take this wide-eyed creature home to mother
as a token of the men's togetherness.

And all this time the sun has been rising
hazy and white, hidden behind the clouds
and beyond the bridge
and the mouth of the poisoned river
the sea gently whispers
to the younger boy.

They put away the tackle, empty out the thermos
and drive their tired eyes back home.
Along the way the boy is lost in contemplation
imagining the joy that mother's delight would bring.

And beyond the bridge
and the mouth of the poisoned river
the sea gently whispers
the sea gently whispers
the sea gently whispers

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from When You Were A Man, released October 25, 2010

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David Creese England, UK

David Creese, founder of The Dumb Earth (Melbourne, Aust. 1993-2006)
and Mysteries (Mel, Aust. 2001- 2005),
drummer for Lizard Train (Adelaide, Aust. 1985-1996),
now occupied with self released albums of songs & narrations and composing music for the films of
Jason Tovey.
Latest album is Rocky the Clown & Other Follies. Spirit Monitors (2021) is a collaboration with Mike Cooper (YSF).
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