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the tide rises, the tide falls | an oceanic literary magazine
Silt
by
Gemma Paterson
We are just silt
At the bottom of a pool.
Filtered light
Falls from above
Below: we swirl,
We collide,
We settle.
Scientists and psychics:
Alike, unaligned.
Gemma Critchley Paterson is a poet from Yorkshire, England; based in Leeds. She performs live across the UK at open mic events. This is her first published poem.
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