Manus Island Poem by Douglas Scotney
Manus Island
Rating: ★5.0
Distinguishing
and ejecting
dudes
whose killings
include sisters
for ruining honor
is an honorable goal
of a country
whose perceived excesses
lessen killing's excess
enabling honor
to be ruined more easily
than it was before.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: politics
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do we know who we're letting in?
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5/4/2024 3:19:31 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I wonder how many we have let in who are supposed to be in danger who aren't in danger when they go back on holiday.?