Catherine Whittaker
Dreaming My Sister
I dream her alive.
Hear her singing in the house by the sea
brave as seagulls diving,
joking and cooking
in her cluttered kitchen.
Dream her alive.
Feel her arms when I cry
over some boy breaking me apart.
Hear the strong beat of her heart,
taste smoke and aniseed.
Dream her in dusk-light
spilling out words
like moths drawn to her
lavender-scented candles,
dream I remember each one.
Dream her alive,
that I have never touched
the hard, smooth, stone of despair,
felt the steel-jawed mouth
of remorse.
Dream her young,
in her orange dress, laughing,
energy blazing out,
a flare falling on water.
Dream her whispering nursery rhymes,
in wind-haunting nights,
breath soft on my face
keeping me safe.
I dream her alive.
Poems for this issue were selected by Katherine Gallagher
Page(s) 45
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