The Vestigium
by Donald Mackay
beneath the deep blue sea a female angler fish
is chased by a tiny independent male
as he bites into her his spit dissolves her skin
his skin until they fuse
her blood his blood
a symbiotic sperm-bag stuck outside her body
while certain unions
are desirable
or necessary
who would wish to be
a nation's last vestigium held on by motorway
and blood and government and rail
to somewhere real
which has forgotten you exist?
have you or does that memory as if a bit of grit
sometimes annoy you?
| Donald Mackay - Late Poems | |
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Donald Mackay was a teacher from Caithness whose poetry pamphlets were published by Mariscat and in publications such as The Dark Horse, with which he had a long connection. | |
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| At the Ball | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Beyond the Split Stane | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Crash | Poem by Donald Mackay |
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| Seeing Scotland | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| SS Great Britain | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Beast | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Book | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Master | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Vestigium | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Theses | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| To the Year's End | Poem by Donald Mackay |