Dreadnought SF, Summer 2023 (issue #1)

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23. Poetry by John J. Dunphy


Enough Food for a Nation

enough food for a nation
farmer harvests crops from
his 10 acres

rejuvenation chamber
accident victim grows
a new left leg

living history festival
cultural reenactors depict
living in poverty

birthday cake
each candle = 100 Earth years

expired passport
I’m refused entry to
the Andromeda Galaxy

history class
teacher explains
what a gun was

Art by Paulo Sayeg | Kaboooom

John J. Dunphy

John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Old Soldiers Fading Away, Zen Koanhead, Touching Each Tree, pagan rites, Bullet Cluster, Stellar Possibility and Dark Nebulae. He is also the author of non-fiction works such as Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945–1947. John owns The Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, Illinois, USA, Planet Earth.