Children of the Stolen Generation
Strange Spirits
Upon the cracked earth the children dream,
Golden sun in their eyes, a song in the heart,
Swiftly stolen away, women cry as they part.
The promise of fun at the teddy bear picnic,
Bright eyes believing, blind to the trick,
All aboard and down below,
Sailing to a land they do not know.
Pale fingers counting two by two,
Assess and grade the multi-hued,
Colors of the rainbow earth,
Then strip from them their native birth.
Nameless, stateless, no human rights,
Locked behind doors on starry nights,
Each number wakes to toil and task,
Sisters smile a grafted mask.
Robes of white and eyes of grey,
Strange spirits hold a cross and pray,
For gentle souls will search forever more,
Attuned to ghosts who came before.
Published by Shey Marque
Shey lives between Perth, Western Australia, and Dijon, France. She is an experienced Diagnostic and Research Medical Scientist with a PhD in Pathology. Currently finishing a Master of Arts in Writing. Wr... View profile
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