tree stumps burnt black
no koalas in sight
only tracks
and charred embers
of nature’s wrath
indigenous insight ignored
to dingo’s demise
what does a bushman know
that lord sydney doesn’t?
surely, the conquering clan
and its bellicose band of einsteins
hear the kangaroos’ scream
from the smoldering
ledge
of extinction
a choking ode
to imperial exuberance
~ P
Jan 9, 2020
Jan 9, 2020 at 10:18 AM UTC
tree stumps burnt black
no koalas in sight
only tracks
and charred embers
of nature’s wrath
indigenous insight ignored
to dingo’s demise
what does a bushman know
that lord sydney doesn’t?
surely, the conquering clan
and its bellicose band of einsteins
hear the kangaroos’ scream
from the smoldering
ledge
of extinction
a choking ode
to imperial exuberance
~ P
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