CITY SHAME

What law do you represent?
Bully ignorance of citizens
take what little they have the in name of the law
deprive a family supper.

Tell us your game
how do you play the lawmen
treat mothers like criminals
all because they innocently sweat
to feed this city's children.

Why do you steal her wares
deny her rights to be heard?
Check your skin
check your common sense
you're no better than she
Melanesians to the bone

Under one flag
under one sun

Papua New Guinea
yet you pretend the master
hide behind your prejudice
be mothers like criminals
in broad daylight
in tourists' eyes
city shame,
I am ashamed
how can you define equal rights?

POEM ON CURRENT EVENTS

Old truths never. . , spoke
all eyes have seen
words fail to say
now turn blunt and harsh at us in tapping beat.
All women are blest
all girls are too
children of God.
Your time is my time now
democracy is how this very day.
So you see no judging please
wipe it off on relationships. How little difference it
make?
I say,
No more tears on girls eyes
No more battered wives
No more broken hearts

POLGAMY UNDERFIRE!
that's the difference it will make.

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