Francis Duggan Poems

Mine is only one opinion and my opinions do not hold much weight
One dismissed as a radical commoner in a majority State
Seen as an ordinary poetaster I never said that I was otherwise
Yet my truths to me are quite truthful though others may see them as lies.
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She recalls her prime years in the eighties as the young woman young men wished to know
But what a change the passage of time bring as that was two decades ago
And though attractive for one in her forties her better days are clearly gone
The young men at her no longer whistle the clock on her is ticking on.
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The workers again they are marching two hundred thousand in Melbourne today
Protested against the Government's Industrial Relations Bill the fight is only beginning they say
United we won't be defeated but divided we are bound to fall
We must stand as one on this issue the Government's bluff we will call,
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Everybody have some things in common from the pauper to the billionaire
We all must die sooner or later and we all breathe the very same air
And red is the colour of our blood the differences between us not great
And the child born today getting older and time on none ever does wait.
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Sport it is not all fun it would seem or that's how it would seem to be
For the losers only sadness and for the winners the joy of victory
F I F A World cup qualifying games are one example the losing fans are a sad sight to see
They look and feel devastated to know they won't be going to Germany.
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I do not wish to hear your life story though I wish you all of the best in life
You are not the only man in the World who can boast of a beautiful wife
And you are not the only man in the World to be an acclaimed millionaire
Your type of man is not endangered and your type of man not even rare.
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There is more to life for any woman than being a faithful and a devoted wife
To a selfish and egotistical fellow until the last day of her life
To one who remains as a rude teenager in his behaviour who uses her as his sexual toy
She cares for him and for their children whilst the good life he seems to enjoy.
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As a cricket batsman he is the World's best
One never found to be wanting when put to the test
The best of goods comes in small parcels to him does apply
Greatness of Sachin Tendulkar none ought to deny
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I will shout hooray for prejudices downfall
And i will drink a toast to a fair go for all
To every race and color of white, black and brown
In every city and village and town
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Your billions in money do not tell me of you anything
Though the gullible your praises feel happy to sing
Due to the mansion you live in your Olympic sized swimming pool and chauffeur driven car
Though these things do not tell me of the person you are
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