blood glues the broken

blood glues the broken
to the road
one wing
rises
rises
falls

born into country

those delivered on sand are born into country

red dunes drift under the high sun

rust is a slow burn in desert dry air 

night calls of mopokes in praise of dead wood

red dunes drift under the high sun

all of the stories are written in starlight

night calls of mopokes in praise of dead wood

lizards soak long in midday sunbaths

all of the stories are written in starlight

skin and bones worn by bare earth

lizards soak long in midday sunbaths

my blood tie dissolved in deep sea water

skin and bones worn by bare earth

a hoof cracked the crust of old land

my blood tie dissolved in deep sea water

rock pools hold dark water still

a hoof cracked the crust of an old land

pink sky unfolds blue into morning

rock pools hold dark water still

wind torments tree tops new growth

pink sky unfolds blue into morning

lashed with hemp knots I bled into white sand

wind torments tree tops new growth

clawed paws of malu imprinted on claypans

lashed with hemp knots I bled into white sand

rust is a slow burn in desert dry air

clawed paws of malu imprinted on claypans

those delivered on sand are born into country