Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

A Cornetto In Prison

I was given a Cornetto today,
I looked at it and wondered.
A passing friend asked
What’s wrong?
I replied, if this was your Cornetto
How would you eat it?
He looked at me and wondered,
Don’t know, he sighed
And walked on.
I looked at it again and wondered.

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

A Cornetto In Prison

Frankie Quinn with a poem from his book Open Gates.

A Cornetto In Prison

I was given a Cornetto today,
I looked at it and wondered.
A passing friend asked
What’s wrong?
I replied, if this was your Cornetto
How would you eat it?
He looked at me and wondered,
Don’t know, he sighed
And walked on.
I looked at it again and wondered.

⏩ 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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