in the quiet
of night
when jerry and
the TV are sleeping
i cut into
art books
and stick them
on walls.
© 2016 melinda irvine
at night
Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school.