<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Paolo&#039;s Poems &#187; Aboriginal Poems</title>
	<atom:link href="http://paolospoems.com/category/aboriginal-poems/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://paolospoems.com</link>
	<description>poetry in emotion</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:25:53 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
		<item>
		<title>An Aboriginal Man</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/an-aboriginal-man/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/an-aboriginal-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 09:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/an-aboriginal-man/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Damned if I do Damned if I don&#8217;t Stuffed if I will Stuffed if I won&#8217;t Sober at large Still drunk in charge Good as a white I earn my keep Yet I am black and different Just like sheep]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/an-aboriginal-man/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Matter of Colours</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-matter-of-colours/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-matter-of-colours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/a-matter-of-colours/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your eyes need to look inside my soul Not at my outside birth colour I have everything you seek Inside But they have wrapped me to your amazement In black So will I change for you? How white is black I will never change Come to me and I will allow you to be black [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-matter-of-colours/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Inside My Black Head</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/inside-my-black-head/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/inside-my-black-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/inside-my-black-head/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine? Empathise perchance What&#8217;s inside my black head? Can you Trust my colour With your friends Will they accept the difference? Or love the same Will you invite me? Ever To your new world I grew up dreaming I was the same as you All men were the same We were the same [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/inside-my-black-head/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Bottle</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/the-bottle-2/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/the-bottle-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/the-bottle-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting on a park bench is my choice I am a tired man A very tired man A black man Whites have exhausted my ability to explain myself And The bottle in a brown paper bag An automatic association A bottle in a brown paper bag and a black man Equals the truth Or does [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/the-bottle-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Painting on the Water</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/painting-on-the-water/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/painting-on-the-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/painting-on-the-water/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In beating sun then rocky shade Little black kids Little white kids Sunburnt kids Muddy kids And dogs In an outback waterhole With sun cream slicks and zinc cream whirls There&#8217;s a painting on the water]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/painting-on-the-water/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I&#8217;m Black and I Drink</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/im-black-and-i-drink/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/im-black-and-i-drink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/im-black-and-i-drink/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[White man passed the bottle my way And I would enjoy his great past time equally I would succumb just like him A black drunk is no less obvious than a white one Except in a white town Just as a white drunk would be more obvious In a black place The demon drink does [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/im-black-and-i-drink/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Payment Time for Blacks</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/payment-time-for-blacks/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/payment-time-for-blacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/payment-time-for-blacks/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry day has been and gone Never forgotten The stolen generation still weep Forever White man failed all black kids All black mums and dads He ignored black culture Destroying black families Heartless white masters ruled mercilessly In Unrecognised sovereign states Rent free On borrowed time on borrowed land Today Is a time for blacks [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/payment-time-for-blacks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Stolen Freddo</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-stolen-freddo/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-stolen-freddo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[www.paolospoems.com]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/a-stolen-freddo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aboriginal twelve years of age With freddo Policeman of adult age with Freddie And it&#8217;s a standoff Receiving stolen chocolates boy is a crime You have shown evil intent Never mind the drug runners The murderers The rapists You are a lolly thief a serious criminal lad Government money is well spent ridding the world [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/a-stolen-freddo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Just a Wink Will Do</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/just-a-wink-will-do/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/just-a-wink-will-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/just-a-wink-will-do/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cross my path in any town Down any street My black skin will attract you I&#8217;m sure Do not walk wide of me Do not cross the street Pass me with a smile or a hello Or Give me a nod If all hell breaks loose in your mind And you become unsure Then remember [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/just-a-wink-will-do/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Our Black Skin</title>
		<link>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/our-black-skin/</link>
		<comments>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/our-black-skin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aboriginal Poems]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://paolospoems.com/general/our-black-skin/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And I ponder Is black skin All we have left Is it the only remnant? Feature perhaps Of our distant past Of Australia of Australis of Gondwana Have you not finally broken us? And Killed our culture diluted our true blood But for a few desert dwellers Tried to bleach us with white love Is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://paolospoems.com/aboriginal-poems/our-black-skin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
