# As if creation were a wound **Published by:** [Compossible - that which can live together](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/) **Published on:** 2025-01-28 **Categories:** river, ted hughes, poetry, wound, creation **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@compossible/as-if-creation-were-a-wound ## Content "Join water, wade in underbeing Let brain mist into moist earth Ghost loosen away downstream Gulp river and gravity Lose words Cease …As if creation were a wound As if this flow were all plasm healing … Try to speak and nearly succeed Heal into time and other people" (Ted Hughes, River)AI art ## Publication Information - [Compossible - that which can live together](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@compossible): Subscribe to updates ## Optional - [Collect as NFT](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/as-if-creation-were-a-wound): Support the author by collecting this post - [View Collectors](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/as-if-creation-were-a-wound/collectors): See who has collected this post