Go At It Gannet
“…I found my book White Magic in the cadavers of abandoned drafts, and I resurrected them…” from ‘The Craft of Writing’ by Elissa Washuta, LitHub, May 4, 2021
I must go at it gannet:
increase my courage force exponentially
rage lovingly at the white-sea page before
diving
into it
subjecting myself to the enormous danger of exposition
I must rely on my body to handle with graceful willingness
the possibilities of breaking
then feast on the cadavers of my past & resurrect
what has been buried for decades…lifetimes
what remains – excavated with curious care
RESEARCH: Thank you, Charis, for showing me the gannets zooming in the Western Bay sky yesterday. If you’ve never seen a gannet, please WATCH THIS VIDEO.
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 