So Close
I am so black I make your tan look white
When you stand so close
I am so black I make your friends look worried
When they stand so close
I am so black I make a taxi’s brakes fail
When they come so close
I am so black I make bus drivers nervous
When the stop is so close
I am so black I make all Australians nervous
When a native is so close
I am so black I make John Howard afraid
When a sorry is so close
I am so black I no longer take the time with white man
When we are not so close
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“So Close”
Written and Published by Paul Buttigieg
- Published:
- April 4th, 2005
- Category:
- Aboriginal Poems
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