by Troy Walsh
disillusioned by the garish green grass at the back door cut lawn defying a magpie’s nature
finding food not intended to make it happy the joy is with the hand that feeds its feathered
friend the control the power ignoring the sun growing flowers growing weeds growing forest
growing in menace are the protesters who warble against those who coerce this cult of
compliance consumption and willful ignorance of our complicated existence by cooking up
sugar loaded saturated fat psychological pop tarts to share on the steps of sweet fabled
success
An emerging poet, writer and creator on Wiradjuri Country in Central West NSW, Australia. His poetry is published or upcoming in Social Alternatives, ScienceWriteNow.com and Sudo Journal. He has a short story awarded and published in the Minds Shine Bright anthology ‘Storm’; with more of his writing found at StereoStories.com. Also a former rural journalist who has had his investigative journalism featured on MichaelWest.com.au.