Itinerary
for E. A.
Vulnerable therein & perfectly
relinquished by statis,
object always of my
natal, crepuscular desire,
into the translucent specter,
body’s blue fossil
of ice, never autochthonous,
still embarked upon
the imperative passage to get
there, to secure a geography
that will beg description,
narrative map, adopted
tentatively; if only to write
the ritual book of what was possible,
but never bound to occur.
Roberto Tejada, “Itinerary” from Mirrors for Gold. Copyright © 2006 by Roberto Tejada. Reprinted by permission of Krupskaya.
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Poet Roberto Tejada b. 1964
POET’S REGION U.S., Southwestern
Subjects Social Commentaries, Life Choices
Poetic Terms Free Verse
Poems by Roberto Tejada
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SUBJECT Social Commentaries, Life Choices
POET’S REGION U.S., Southwestern
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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