Approaching Critical Mass

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Oppression, poem, poetry

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬

It’s no secret, but lend me your ear:
Crowds are swelling; it’s coming, my dear.
They’ve had all they can take;
Soon their shackles they’ll break —
Their oppressors will tremble with fear.

— D.N. O’Brien