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Training oneself to leave
As the dead become accustomed
to the other side of all we thought
was permanent it's cool to watch
their rage subside without them
considering forgiveness. They
concentrate on other things, soon
realising this living bit was fickle
and really only necessary to give
fulcrum to the lever that was
in their hands before they even
came here to train themselves
to leave. So wipe your tears on
your sleeve, my waif, take one
last look in the hole, check your
young palms for blisters and go
live hungrily among the sisters.
Philip White
photos by Philip White ... "To travel one must first depart" was a line of kind advice uttered by my friend Shiva Naipal as he left my house in Adelaide in 1984 .I never saw him again.
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Shiva would love that Philip. He was nearly as thirsty as you. Cognac in Kinselas!
I was disgusted at the derision in the critical writing that followed his death. He was truly a great writer of fiction and travel. We became very good friends. He gave me the confidence to keep at it. He was fearless.
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