Better Start Poem by Victoria Cooper

Better Start



I feel the sorrow in my heart,
Close my eyes
I wish for a better start
But we tore their hearts apart

Eating at my conscience
The fact the we stole their nation
Denying their existence by calling it "nobody's land"
Who are we to decide what is yours and what is mine
We have no excuse we have no explanation

You fought for your land
You fought for your rights
We are forever sorry
Hand in hand we will rise

For a better tomorrow
I point my arrow to the future
A future with a better start

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Topic(s) of this poem: eating,future,rights,sorry
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The poem that I wrote is entitled "Better start" in which I give an apology representing all of the white Australian community. The poem talks about the mistakes that were made in the past but it also talks about how these new generations have hope that we can be forgiven. We want to make things the right way and even though we can't fix all the things that happened in the past we can face our history, accept that we cannot change it and move on but this time with the right foot.
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