pg 487 word 6

having never seen rock art in its native place

-a cave or cavern

someplace safe from the elements

{but not rio tinto}

I wasn’t aware of what I was seeing

 

the ceiling the walls the floor

ochre hands outstretched in welcome

 

my whole house converted to rock

 

and for the first time I felt welcome

 

so now I paint platypuses

over and over again

until I become a platypus

 

even if it takes a millennium

 

 

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