slumped under a tree
in the centre of the city
half-empty bottle by your side
liquid purple ticket
to the dreamtime
eyes shut
foot twitching
a smile on your round black face
lost in ancestral memories
walking the scorched red earth
of Arnhem land
escaping for a while
the hatred of the white New World
Sep 3, 2010
Sep 3, 2010 at 6:38 PM UTC
slumped under a tree
in the centre of the city
half-empty bottle by your side
liquid purple ticket
to the dreamtime
eyes shut
foot twitching
a smile on your round black face
lost in ancestral memories
walking the scorched red earth
of Arnhem land
escaping for a while
the hatred of the white New World
©Jacqueline Le Sueur 2010 All Rights Reserved
https://www.jacquelinelesueur.com/post/robbed
(Written in Perth, Western Australia)
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