Published 12 December 2009 · Main Posts Waiting for the Shit to Burn Alec Patric by Mark William Jackson In Copenhagen our great leaders stand and scream to learn, while I’m just kicking back waiting for the shit to burn. Economic crisis hits dope deals costs more than most can earn, so I’m just smoking crack waiting for the shit to burn. Democracy spreads like cancer just wait till it’s your turn, freedom lovers drinking Jack waiting for the shit to burn. In the days of tribulation judgment has been adjourned, God’s just kicking back waiting for the shit to burn. Alec Patric AS Patric is the award-winning author of The Rattler & other stories (Spineless Wonders, 2011), Las Vegas for Vegans (Transit Lounge, 2012) and Bruno Kramzer (Finlay Lloyd, 2013). More by Alec Patric › 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 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. 16 August 202416 August 2024 · Poetry pork lullaby Panda Wong but an alive pig / roots in the soil /turning it over / with its snout / softening the ground / is this a hymn
