Australia Day 2022

Another Australia Day has dawned again The question s why can’t we all be friends A flag flies over us Including the Union Jack makes a fuss We are here now and will remain The years and wars attest our fame And there are things that I feel Were abhorrent in our deal The first Australians had it raw And it’s difficult to even the score It seems that colonialism still echoes on Even though it is long enough gone So our national day occurs Where excuses are like saddles with burrs Should we be left to make it right When we weren’t even in the fight. © Paul Warren Poetry