In Our Time Poem by johnoe mc guckin

We are Australian
And in our time we are asked
To go over there, now living here
And not over there we need to ask
A simple question WHY should we
Go over there

In Afghanistan in our time all is as ever was
A continuous war do we want do we need to
Be over there where is over there.
Vietnam or Afghanistan.
In Australia this land is where
We are needed, to protect, and serve our
Country, we remember other lands and
The Hard fought wars

What did we ever get for going over there
Our men died were disabled, and soon forgotten.
Not even a pat on the back for going over there
Another last post sighs across this our land
Called Australia LEST WE FORGET

Our destiny lies with our loved ones here
Not over there in the dust of Afghanistan