The Battle Of Brisbane Poem by Paul Warren

I was talking with an Aunt
Who was in the Australian Army Nursing Service
She remembered being in a movie theatre
In Brisbane during World War 2
When Australia was full of allied servicemen

In the movie being shown
One of the male characters asked the question
"Has anyone seen my sister? "
From the audience of the theatre
Came the following reply
"She's probably out with a yank! "

What happened after that
Was what the newspapers called
"The Battle of Brisbane"
Where Australian servicemen and American servicemen
Did a battle of fisticuffs on the street.

© Paul Warren Poetry