let's not forget the tragedies
the great debate is once again upon us
let the augments begin
the pro and cons list is drawn up
so let’s argue
on who is wrong and who is right
so when both side cases are answered for
and they tally up the scores
there are no real winners
only losers
neither place is one we need to be
united is a word that needs
to remain free
so lets not sit on the left
or the right
it’s in the middle which seems
the right place to be
let’s not forget the tragedies
from the past
and let the future begin now
keep the past inside history books
inside our minds
within the stories told
from generation to generation
it needs to remain true
to keep the spirit alive
a sprit that has survived
centuries
it should never be lost
to the great expense
it was also born out of hardship
and a will to survive
to form an identity
mate ship
and national pride
as the song goes:
“we are one, and we are many”
once the waterhole had poison water
now the pen flows with poison ink
and many angry fingers type on twitter feeds
it’s a place where ignorance is king
and the bigots song does sing
do we really need this
to unite
so now
two fires are now burning
and they are burring
out of control
we need to respect both fires
for respect goes both ways
not towards
which fire
is burning
the brightest
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*January 26 is Australia Day our national day, a day which should unite this wonderful country but the day has ended up being very decisive …
Copyright © Markus Jay | Year Posted 2024
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