1. 1987: Jack Mapanje by Mike Exon

    “Jack… Jack…”
    Someone calling out for him,
    Lost in the night.
    Another bad dream.

    Morning used to break here,
    full of the song of the birds.
    “Jack… Jack…”
    They came for him.
    Singing

    Without charge,
    They get the man but not the name.
    His is with the birds
    ‘Jack… Jack…’




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