Gavin Austin

Turning Tide

Your fingers stray across my skin: a tentative bay breeze, fluttering then dying. Moored in the bay of indifference I side with the current, my back to the storm.

Mindfully, we dart and swoop; two yachts on the harbour carefully avoiding collision.

sutured with silence
unseen wounds bleed into dawn

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About the Author

Gavin Austin lives in Sydney, Australia. He writes short fiction, short plays, and poetry, and his work has appeared in many Australian and international publications.