Measly Island Poem by Douglas Scotney
Measly Island
Replaced by 'belted', 'girt' is obsolete
almost everywhere but
in 'girt by sea' in our anthem.
Replaced by 'continent',
'island' is almost as obsolete,
for that tract holding 5 of Australia's states
and 2 of her territories.
Well, was almost as...until
we inferred from boat people drowning at sea,
that we
are measly islanders still.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: social injustice,social comment
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Australia's treatment of the boat people scapegoats since 2013
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