Maps
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Countries laid out before me…
Broken up land, scar tissue,
Baths of water, the fat man bathes.
My land is small, but it’s strong.
We march in powerful unison
Over hearts and minds.
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John McMahon
John McMahon lives in sunny Dumbarton in Scotland with his wife and daughter. He has been published in many magazines, blogs, and anthologies, and also self-published a book on Amazon about two years ago. He finds writing poetry to be therapeutic due to being bipolar, and knows through it that he’s more than just a diagnosis.




