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Poetry

Imperious

By

Belly

Belly writes from a prison in Queensland.

“How the Kangaroo Got Her Pouch” by Michael, available for purchase on Boom Gate Gallery

As I find myself in perpetual motion

I endeavor to imitate the Roo and Emu

However;

It is imperative to check my blind spots

To glance into into rear-vision mirrors as I change lores

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Consideration

Consequentiality

Concernment

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I yearn to spend loving time with my Mother

To reunite with my sister and brother

To introduce my kin to the new man I am

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Standardise

Uniformalise

Classicise  

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Looking into the future right now is a daydream

But like the A-Team

I love it when a plan comes together.

This
piece
was originally printed in the
August 2025
edition of About Time.
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