The Death Penalty in Australia – a poem
THE DEATH PENALTY IN AUSTRALIA
a poem by Simon Camilleri
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I weep as lives are taken
By a law so cold and strange.
I wonder why the government
Has not done more for change.
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I shake my head at such a waste
Oh, what their lives could give!
Who knows what good they could have done
If they were free to live?
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I hope one day we’ll value
Every life as having worth,
And learn that killing will not solve
The problems of the earth.
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So do you #standformercy?
And will you stand with me?
And will you weep as lives are lost
Due to this tragedy?
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Well, just before you answer,
Let me clear something please…
I’m not talking about the deaths
Of Aussies overseas.
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Though stopping the death penalty
In Bali’s a good cause,
We have a worse injustice
Right at home upon our shores.
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It’s Australia’s own death penalty.
Abortion is its name.
And every single year
100 thousand lives it claims.
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I weep as lives are taken
By a law so cold and strange.
I wonder why the government
Has not done more for change.
–
I shake my head at such a waste
Oh, what their lives could give!
Who knows what good they could have done
If they were free to live?
–
I hope one day we’ll value
Every life as having worth,
And learn that killing will not solve
The problems of the earth.
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So do you stand for mercy?
And will you stand with me?
And will you weep as lives are lost
Due to this tragedy?
(1686)
You express it well, friend
Wow that’s great Simon
I love it, Simon: I hope many people read this and think about it deeply.
Thanks for this Simon