Published 14 February 202514 February 2025 · Poetry 9 to 5 Dave Drayton volunteer to clownundermine an awardconstruct to heaveinterfere in classdismantle if civildisregard no causefreelance at ennuipropagate an errorexemplify my fibreembellish by fiftyoscillate in houseenumerate an orderformalise if plaingravitate to priceovershoot at tradeforeclose on steelkickstart by siegeconscript an agentrefashion so wrongredeposit in Tempefulminate as fluidsidetrack by sightdiscourse on stageprofiteer to tauntsynergize an ethicfundraise my reachrerouting re routenamecheck at panelmisfiling or theftcommodify if stuffbarnstorm by worryforeclaim to applyoverquote an adulthamstring on havocferhoodle or phonespoonfeed my blameremeasure re craftsloganeer in forumsleeptalk so fullyoverstaff at nightglobalise to stakecopublish my leaselawyering at lunchmisinform by videofactorize if upsetpulverize on shelfvacillate or chokecauterize an ouncmismanage my primebarricade in poweractualize by moraldislocate to learngalvanize an idiotcompliant if needysimulcast on glassdesperate to leaveterrorise my maximauthorise no mercy Dave Drayton Dave Drayton was an amateur banjo player, founding member of the Atterton Academy, and the author of British P(oe)Ms (Beir Bua Press), E, UIO, A (Container), P(oe)Ms (Rabbit), Haiturograms (SOd Press) and other works. More by Dave Drayton › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 5 November 2025 · Poetry Force posture agreement Miroslav Sandev The men of Darwin have all taken their rottweilers / out for a walk at the same time. / For our protection. Like Pine Gap: / all those big white eyes that scan / the darkening horizon. / The eyes stay woke, so that we may sleep. / Or so they say. 1 22 August 202522 August 2025 · Poetry starmight K.A Ren Wyld Ending genocide and apartheid is the story. Palestinian liberation is the story. / Aboriginal rights is the story. Truth, justice, treaties and land back is the story. / Global Indigenous peoples’ solidarity and joy is the story. Kinship is the story.
