Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Yes Sir

On other wounds they thrive
Licking exposed parts with flaming tongue
Condemn those who dare to ask why?
- You must not question.
They alone have the right to pass judgement
On any who fail to conform.
But they believe in what they do.
One Austrian-born aspiring despot believed the same.
♞♜♝
Kiss three times those who cast the first stone
Glasshouses shatter when truths are thrown
Inside this world where loyalty is rewarded
Men become sycophantic saps.
Marching into promised land
Where uniformity reigns supreme
♞♜♝
But change is brought by those who stand alone
Who claim the right to be themselves?
Who claim the right to dream?

⏩ Frankie Quinn is a former republican prisoner who is now a community activist. He is the author of Open Gates, a book of poetry.   

Yes Sir

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Yes Sir

On other wounds they thrive
Licking exposed parts with flaming tongue
Condemn those who dare to ask why?
- You must not question.
They alone have the right to pass judgement
On any who fail to conform.
But they believe in what they do.
One Austrian-born aspiring despot believed the same.
♞♜♝
Kiss three times those who cast the first stone
Glasshouses shatter when truths are thrown
Inside this world where loyalty is rewarded
Men become sycophantic saps.
Marching into promised land
Where uniformity reigns supreme
♞♜♝
But change is brought by those who stand alone
Who claim the right to be themselves?
Who claim the right to dream?

⏩ Frankie Quinn is a former republican prisoner who is now a community activist. He is the author of Open Gates, a book of poetry.   

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