At St John the Baptist Church 2016
bells call
the atheist
bells ring her bones
count her steps down
warm sandstone trudge
past cracking graves
they wait
for a city to come
they state
she stands next
to a Uniting family
a young Reverend
a Lutheran friend
on the green
Anglican field
glare in her eyes
apprehending
a culture
outside in, so rare
these days to feel
a so sure and familiar
Protestantism
of her school and family
not requiring much
not even belief, but
at the very least
a little decency
church bells
from wars we fight
come people seeking
refuge
Aunty Violet
welcomes
to country
to protect
all our spirits
children and families
wait for the order
to board the planes
to leave
bells call
#LetThemStay
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