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Australian poet, Authoritarian governments, Covid-19 lock-down, Draconian laws, Gulags, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Lock-down skeptics, poem, poetry
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
With the government they disagree.
They are dangerous โ man canโt you see?
They wonโt do as theyโre told!
They are far, far too bold!
Is it wise to let such fools run free?
They must be confined for their own good.
Theyโre a threat to the whole neighbourhood!
They must be forced to stay
In a camp far away โ
Felling trees, mining coal, chopping wood.
I believe that itโs been done before,
To reactionaries who broke the law.
The new rules they must learn,
Else donโt let them return;
Theyโll be prisoners โ prisoners of war.
โ D.N. OโBrien
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