‘Antarctica' by Derek Mahon, from 'New Selected Poems (2011)' edited by Peter Fallon.
I am alone in the house, except for the dogs, and I have explained to them that Shackleton and his crew ate their dogs when the going got tough.
They cocked their heads, and did not reply, but I can see them thinking… and watching.
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