jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoem for the Men on Manus #6 (original)The message from Dutton, the ex-cop About those refugees that shop: The boats have stopped The boats have…jpquinton (25)in #manus • 7 years agoPoem for the Men on Manus #5 (original)In two rows the prisoners sit in sodden Tropical grass, full lotus, waist deep With equidistant poles before them…jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoem for the Men on Manus #4 (original)I heard my leaders screaming Get in line , yet lines move, metamorphise Like government offices maturing, Losing…jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoem for the Men on Manus #3 (original)At the Brass Monkey, men drown their sorrows While the men on Manus drown in death, They hold their hands above…jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoem for Men on Manus Island #2 (original)If luck decides your freedom and safety Luck also decides your food and water Your lights and airs, luck decides…jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoem for the Men on Manus Island (original)I want my anger to be true And my reading manifest in solid predictions: Our corrupt, inhumane leaders will topple.…jpquinton (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoField Inversion Haiku (original)All of the vases Struggle to keep the flowers — So we invent fields.
