'The Horror! The Horror! ' Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

'The Horror! The Horror! '



Conrad, who at 19 ran guns
for the Colombian Right
as an excuse for adventure and money,
is no exception to the rule
that early you're fools.

Later, darkened by men in the Congo and Belgium,
as mad Kurtz's last words,
Conrad writes what he cried at 19,
anally abscessed and passing hard stools.

Monday, March 21, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: literature,pain,youth
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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