Random

Random

 

I came here at random,

Not guided by faith,

As pale as a phantom,

As wrought as a wraith.

 

I came here at random;

I'd not call it choice.

I might be an echo -

A wandering voice.

 

I came here at random

Across the expanse -

Is it bondage or freedom

Surrendered to chance?

 

I came here at random;

I took no advice;

I gave all my wisdom

To the roll of the dice.

 

I came here at random,

By the truth, by the dare.

The oracle took me,

And now I'm not there.

 

Poem by Giles Watson, 2013. Ten-minute poetry challenge, with Poets and Performers in Albany, Western Australia, 23/11/2013. The pictures show the wreck of the Elvie on Vancouver Beach, Frenchman Bay.

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