Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Jackie

Who am I? she asks.
Beauty, so shocking they file past
To stare.
Unaware she smiles never
Once believing that it is her
Their eyes scan.
♞♜♝
Maternal instinct confuses;
Her womanhood on fire now.
I must remain
The cornerstone of a family
At war, she too a soldier.

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

Jackie

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Jackie

Who am I? she asks.
Beauty, so shocking they file past
To stare.
Unaware she smiles never
Once believing that it is her
Their eyes scan.
♞♜♝
Maternal instinct confuses;
Her womanhood on fire now.
I must remain
The cornerstone of a family
At war, she too a soldier.

⏩ 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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