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The Raft

Poem By Mary Donnelly

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Sep 18, 2023
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I was proud when I finally reached it on my first try.
I was 7, dog paddling in my life jacket.

I held onto the ladder, listening to the echoing thrum
the waves made against the metal barrels-
A thrum like the slow beat of a bass drum
or a hushed chant from the bottom of the lake.
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