Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Prison Walls

I wear these walls like an over-coat
Heavy and grey they hang on me
Forcing me down in darkness
Where only silver buttons shine
Each one given to me by a passing friend.

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

Prison Walls

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

Prison Walls

I wear these walls like an over-coat
Heavy and grey they hang on me
Forcing me down in darkness
Where only silver buttons shine
Each one given to me by a passing friend.

⏩ 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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