Identity, Self & FragmentationPoetry

this is not a poem

By 13 November 2015July 30th, 2026No Comments1 min read
A soldier kicking a goat. Photo taken by Skendong in Serrekunda, The Gambia

this is not a poem


An experimental poem challenging traditional structure through compressed language, social critique and fragmented observations on addiction, power, religion, creativity and human behaviour.

ACCEPT
AND B ACTIVE
AS ALCOHOL
BREAKS U DOWN

CANNABIS
COMPETES
WITH HARD
DRUGS &
TOBACCO

WHICH
CONTROLS
CREATIVITY
& CULTURE?

DARKNESS
DEATH
DECEIT &
DELUSIONS

DECISIONS
DECISIONS

ENVY X
& FAMILY

4 WE
DON’T
FEAR AIR
FOR FREEDOM
IS LIKE THE
PIGEON

LIVING
THE
RUSTIC
GHETTO
LIFE!

HOUSE
BREAK-IN
INSPIRES
SENSITIVE
TOUCH
THOUGH
TAGS
IGNORED
BY MANY…

MOTIVES 4
MONEY
MUSIC
MYSTERY OR
HIS STORY
TO FIGHT
POLITRICKS
&
POVERTY

AS
PROSTITUTES
SELL SEX 2
QUEASY MP’S
ON ROSTRUMS.

RECOGNIZE
RELIGION:
A STRANGE
STYLE
CAPTURED / TRAPPED BI
VIOLENT
USURY.

U C
THE
SYSTEM
SEEN?

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