Jan 27th
- JANE CLIFTON
- Jan 31
- 1 min read
Australia Day
what does it
signify
a big lie
a great contradiction
in the terms
of settlement
a day to
look around
ask the question
why?
recognise
antiquity
and youth
our melting pot
our roots
our sense of self
our lucky distance
from the history
geography
our isolation
D.I.Y nation
still making up
the rules
without the slightest
recognition
of the trick
of fate
that separates us
from
bloodsoaked states
of ancient endless
confrontation
unwinnable wars
indoctrination
Australia Day
what is it good for
absolutely
nothing
(say it again)
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