Take Back PNG
16 September 2019
This catchphrase of ownership
Proclaimed from the very top
Repeated across breadth and length
Through media, phone, garamut, conch
Yodel, mirror and signalling smoke
Take Back PNG
A light flickering in the darkest storm
A glimmer of hope for everyone
Faith for the striving, peace for the dying
Uplifting for every downcast heart
Too long burdened with infirmity
Take Back PNG
Corruption as harsh as mountains
Surrounding black hills conjoined
With deep roots fifty feet below
Ancient oaks stand fixed and dark
Never to bend to righteousness
Take Back PNG
Don’t bulldoze but totally excavate
Not leaving root or vein behind
Crush to dust, scatter to winds
Trees, branches, destroy to core
Only then will PNG bask in sunshine
Take Back PNG
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