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fear cycle war by Lish

[Above] Photo of Lish by Grant McCracken, 2000.

Lish


fear cycle war

all things transform
we cannot always accept change
we struggle on fear in our chests
that will one day break the skin
manifesting itself
ugly, brutal­this is war
the fear of something
we do not understand
and therefore cannot accept
prejudice­this is war
we shroud reason with excuses
but when we stop
realisation strikes
who cares who owns what
land and water will always belong to itself
people will always be different
no matter the religion­no matter the skin

Published in skecteXt (Australia).

About the Poet Lish

I live, thus writing never stops for me. Spent several years working with the disabled & campaigning for forests in many states, poetry performances have appeared on an Optus Vision poetry series and a poem was recently included on Picking Poetry Apart, Video Education Australasia 2002. I have been published in newspapers & mags (features at Spinning Room, 2002; Passionate Tongues 2002; Victorian Writers Centre, 1995; Parliament House 1993. Unleash @ The Brandon Bar, 2002; Montsalvat Festival of Poetry & Song 2002; Overload Poetry Festival 2002), hosted Poets Picnic @ Birrarung Marr Sunday 26 January 2003 and during the late 1990s was one leg of the fnords, a musically poetical band (gigs included The Arthouse, prohibition & House of Fools). Spent some time acting with the Footscray Adult Cabaret @ the Footscray Community Arts Centre wrote some plays with them and a hip hop song 'train of romance' that featured throughout the play 'An X to Grind'. Along with Pamela 'Mimi' Sidney, Patrick Alexander & paul. a skec
   [Above] Photo of Lish by Grant McCracken, 2000.

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