Australia Day
Glorified settlement and
shameful invasion
collide in celebration
and grief
past overshadows present
and taints the future
until all live as one
under the southern stars.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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A very powerful poem Merlene, it sent a shiver down my spine. xx
ReplyDeleteVery thought provoking...
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