Police - The Indigenous Student Of The Year Poem by Paul Warren

The indigenous student of the year
Who worked hard for society to adhere
But that for him was wrong somehow
On one cold morning it ended now

A man out jogging found him then
A chain link fence brought his end
He had wrapped a hose around his neck
And dropped to his knees whilst it took affect

I always thought that he was fair dinkum to do
This in the way and to follow it through
As there was no drop as a hanging would normally be
But the story here that was untold as wasn't plain to see

I wondered if he thought even doing his best
His award meant nothing to in the world just a jest
There were other things in the play not seen
And in the end it was the world that was mean.

© Paul Warren Poetry