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
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