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Tuvalu: Selina Tusitala Marsh
Photo by Emma Hughes
Tuvalu Blues
8 metres now
the sky sits like a ladle
dipping into a bowl of fish
held to our lips
sweet salty life lived
5 meters now
the sky bends and creaks
against empty bowls
in empty houses
claimed by a tidal landlord
1 meter now
the sky sits heavy
on an incoming tide
the horizon curves
beyond the line of vision
except for that reflecting pool
staring back a sinking feeling
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