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Australian poet, Free Speech, Gulags, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

𝐃𝐚

Be careful what you say aloud.
Reactionaries not allowed.
Laugh the mob: “You’re insane!
You’ve gulags on the brain!”
The Russians don’t laugh quite as loud.

— D.N. O’Brien

The Idiots

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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

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐬

With the government they disagree.
They are dangerous — man can’t you see?
They won’t do as they’re told!
They are far, far too bold!
Is it wise to let such fools run free?

They must be confined for their own good.
They’re a threat to the whole neighbourhood!
They must be forced to stay
In a camp far away —
Felling trees, mining coal, chopping wood.

I believe that it’s been done before,
To reactionaries who broke the law.
The new rules they must learn,
Else don’t let them return;
They’ll be prisoners — prisoners of war.

— D.N. O’Brien