Monday, October 31, 2016

Lizz Murphy - Poem 305: The Turnbull Ban



THE TURNBULL BAN

Ban the refugee
refuse you asylum 
never let you in never 
ever let you in 
imprison for three 
years block the visa 
send you back never 
let you in never ever 
let you in send the 
clear message send 
the signals signal the 
people smugglers 
imprison the people 
block the visa never 
let you in never ever 
let you

Let you off the islands 
send you here send 
you there block the 
visa never let you in 
never ever let you in 
majority genuine 
leave you in limbo 
never let you in 
never ever let you in
block the vulnerable 
block the visa
block your families
never let you in 
never ever let you

Let that sink your boat!


Ref: 
Conifer, Dan. 2016.  'Manus Island, Nauru refugees to be banned from entering Australia, Malcolm Turnbull says.' ABC News. Online. [Accessed October 31, 2016] URL:


2 comments:

  1. Wow, what a powerful poem Lizz. Talk about blaming the vulnerable. But you have really grappled with those issues here.

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  2. Thanx heaps Susan. Thinking of calling it Turnbull Bull :)

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