If what they said
Was interesting
And their interests
Were what they said
I’d listen.
If their “rights”
Were right-
Their morals moral-
Their justice just
I’d trust.
If their rules made sense
And sense ruled-
If their laws
Weren’t so broken
I wouldn’t break them.
They can beat me
imprison me
fine me
and sentence me to death.
But they can’t punish me
without my consent.
For I’m a masochist
recluse
bankrupt
and suicidal.
So how do you like that?
Roy Duffield has a first-class honours degree in creative writing from Bath Spa University. Last year he headlined Barcelona’s annual Beat Poetry Festival alongside some of Spain’s most successful performance poets. He has travelled to over 100 countries and publishes his micro-poetry, art and photography on Instagram as the @drinking_traveller.
