Have you ever broken a bone? Only two. Broken my heart a few more times than that.
What sacrifices have you made in life? Self-determination. Been recovering that but it’s much easier to give away than to generate.
To Be…
A world of violenceA world of warA world of terrorOr do you want more? A world of peaceOf diversity and learningA world of reasonAnd kindness are you yearning? One god is the desire to dieTo go on high and find the life ofEvery fevered dream you can conjureAll male-centred and straight and devoid Of diversityContinue reading “To Be…”
Go West
Life is peaceful thereIn the open airYou can live life newThis is what we’ll do!– Thanks for the quote, Pet Shop Boys! The PM, in 2023, described Australians who are proud to be Australian as ‘dark forces’. This turn-about in the PM’s statements regarding reality was not the first, nor the last. He has oftenContinue reading “Go West”
Swapping Stories
‘I love how you take care of your car even when it’s at its lowest!’ ‘I love fixing things.’ worlds aparttime no partof the stories we tellthe narratives we tell so apartsociety falling apartcan you tellreality’s tell? being no partliving apartfrom the world I tellsociety I tell finding the partfixing the other partI can tellIContinue reading “Swapping Stories”
What is your career plan? Ill-defined.
Being
How do you want to live? I love where I live. I can get in my car, drive about and help people, earn money, visit places. I can go shopping and buy what I need, and even what I want, and trundle home again. No one tells me what I can and cannot eat, IContinue reading “Being”
Rethink & Victims
‘All white people should be enslaved, and white men should be killed!’ So said the young East Asian woman to me in a poetry class at the University of Technology in Kelvin Grove in 2023. My mind was reeling. She sounds like a Nazi and there is silence. The middle aged white female professor brushesContinue reading “Rethink & Victims”
One Nation
Changes are afoot! There are several groups of people on this planet who have a clear sense of identity. They look at each other and see something similar, hear each other talk, and respond in similar ways. Differentiating these groups is easy enough to do. No, not skin colour and, no, not ethnicity. The wayContinue reading “One Nation”
What topics do you like to discuss? Only uncomfortable ones.
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