Crossing a Bridge

As I cross it I can't
throw into the mire below
the dead thing I carry under
my coat, and I cross the bridge
anyway knowing there's no land
on the other side and that the
fences put up there are made from
my veins, the dead thing I
carry is a bottle of my blood
it makes the fences sing in voices
that swallow the land.

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Biography

Aongus Murtagh was born in 1970, grew up in Mullingar, studied at T.C.D., and now lives in Berlin with Caren and their son Fionn. He has travelled in Europe, Russia and India. His first novel is called "Authentica"; this poem is taken from a collection called "Tormentoid"; he is currently working on a play and a book of short stories.