Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Disgust Comments

Rating: 0.0

You grew into a lie.
Dressed it up, added tie,
Hurt those who didn't do the same.
Yes, you did what you were told,
...
Read full text

Douglas Scotney
COMMENTS
Bri Edwards 23 August 2018

i like the poem, but can't say i understand it. i looked up (and read) Rock Music, and Les Murray (born 1938) . first line of Rock Music: is a. The students all knew [From book: Subhuman redneck poems] i don't understand Rock Music [the poem] either! i must need to live in Australia! Les grew up in 'the Bush' there, to MyPoemList, just the same. bri :) [source of my 'facts': Google]

0 0 Reply
Danny Draper 12 June 2012

So many poets largely over rated and yet read by so few. We so oft' keep within our little holes and if only on occasion outside creep, we soon scurry back with no memory of the sky or horizon or wisdom from the journey.

1 0 Reply
Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
Close
Error Success