BE A GOOD BOY by Lindsay McLeod 

The monster in me

was shaped by criticism

undiluted and constant



formed by the pretence

of reward that never

did materialise despite



promises from mouths

that should've known

better before every slap



built wound upon wound

by cane and cord until I

learned to like or lump it.

About the Poet:

Lindsay McLeod is an Australian writer who lives on the coast

of the great southern penal colony with his Blue Heeler, Mary.

Some of his published work can be found in A THIN SLICE

OF ANXIETY, PURE SLUSH, DRUNK MONKEYS, FINE FLU,

STONE CIRCLE, BURNINGWORD and, BEATNIK COWBOY.