Why Aborigine

Why aborigine
Little pleasure
Plenty pain
Take my land
Whiteman gain
Stolen children
Feel the pain
Ask for rights
Me not sane
Suicide options
Stop the strain
Government inaction
Still the same
Why aborigine
When were to blame
No black men here
Since genocide came

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“Why Aborigine”
Written and Published by Paul Buttigieg

Published:: January 3rd, 2009

Category:: Aboriginal Poems

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daniel February 12th, 2009 @ 6pm

expressive poem i like it.
Michael June 10th, 2009 @ 9pm

nice

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Paolo’s Poems is the outpouring of verse and prose from Paul Buttigieg, an Australian published Poet worldwide and Member of the ISP., covering a myriad of personal topics.

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