Murat Nemet-Nejat’s “Proof of Memory”

Proof of Memory

a water flower
green circles
if you lift it
it will fall all limp
but in water
silent wires.
fish stroll
among them
poke their nose,
green turtle
doves
with wings.
once as a kid
our tent by the water
we camped for fish
a dry walk
and i was sent
to catch fish
with my bare hands.
my foot white
in water.
the sea weeds lolled
at my feet.
i
dove
but the fish that darted
was so big
at my nose.
i
ran back
as i saw its small tail
whip away.
i told my story
they laughed at me
all night long.

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