This site contains a few pieces that use ‘swear’ words or relate to sex or other ‘adult themes’.
Poems
Creative commons poetry (except where otherwise indicated): poems written by Jackson
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I aspired to be that one myna bird fighting across the wet grey winds / I initiated a resume of tempting revolutions / I understood nothing because there was no low place to stand … Read more
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His house always smells / of cooked eggs and fish, / except once a fortnight when the cleaner’s been / His wineglass has made a permanent pink ring / on the table by the sofa where he sits / and a purple vein stain on his nose … Read more
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… Imagine sunlight. // I think of rain, its soft fingers / on my hot shoulder … of drawing / the river close … Read more
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Birds give it / to the forest floor / Cows let it fertilise next year’s grass … Read more
Jackson 