When she finally spoke to me
I was too confused to answer
A short eternity
I'd carried her icon with me
Everywhere
& everyday
Lived in her image.
Are you going to Araby she said
It's going to be a splendid bazaar
I wish I could go
It's well for you
But the convent school is on retreat that week.
Round and round she turned her bracelet as she spoke
And swayed a little side to side
And I said
If I go to Araby
I will get you something
If I go to Araby
I will bring it back for you.
It was late on closing night
When I got to Araby
No sorrier sight to see
The place was deserted
Every stall was closed
Except for one
The girl who worked it
Talking drivel with two young men
Acknowledging in time
The aimless schoolboy brat,
She asked me if I wanted
Something
I said no
All was unmasked
My fool's holy grail
My wasted weeks of imbecilic fantasies
A creature consumed and mocked by vanity
With rage and frustration my eyes burned.
If I go to Araby & etc.
August 2023, based on James Joyce's "Araby" from Dubliners
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