poems gutted like dead fish for the hungry br poems chained to a professor's desk br poems hanging out on street corners br poems pursued by tracking dogs through woods & swamps br poems stripped naked to titillate to amuse the emptied souls of the inane suburban prisoners - br br poems blind-folded standing before a firing-squad br poems castrated by the grand inquisitor br poems tortured by the Secret Police br poems accused of attacking the unintelligible majority br poems questioned about their whereabouts on April 1st 3am br poems dismissed without their pensions br poems beaten senseless by Brown- Shirted Christians br poems at a loss for words br poems shouting non-stop for days br poems sodomized by American soldiers br poems becoming refugees sneaking across borders br poems Guillotined in the public square br poems becoming street beggars br poems sitting on their laurels br poems old & crippled br poems drowning in a sea of indifference br poems their leaves falling off left to wither & die br poems their bellies stuffed with jewels br poems too sick to get out of bed br poems infectious quarantined from the general population br poems too in love with themselves - br br poems abandoned by friends & family br poems crushed by mortgage payments br poems driving on the wrong-side of the road br poems used to fertilize our gardens br poems dripping from a full golden moon br poems playing hide & seek among the stars br poems on their knees praying for peace br poems never bowing down to anyone br poems cursing a deaf God br poems aborted before their birth br poems their legs spread giving birth to saints & monsters - br br poems in need of a haircut br poems having gone bald br poems drunk on wine br poems left for dead br poems breaking wind br poems walk around on stilts br poems wounded & bleeding -br br gordon coombesbr br