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My Country
Australia, you build your monuments high, so the past stays out of sight, You paint your flag on every wall, like red and blue will make things right. You sing your songs of golden days, […]
Articles by Roger Chao
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The News Won’t Say Her Name, But I Will
The news won’t say her name, but I will – I’ll carve it into air, I’ll speak it loud where others won’t, I’ll say it like a prayer. She was more than ink on a […]
Environment
The Great Barrier Grieves
The Great Barrier grieves beneath the waves, in silence, cold and blue, Her gardens fade to ashen ghosts where once the colours grew. She whispers through the currents strong, a voice so faint, so thin, […]
Environment
The Sky is on Fire, and So Are We
The sky is on fire, and so are we, the air is thick with death, The smoke rolls in like a funeral shroud, stealing away our breath. The trees once whispered ancient songs, now all […]
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The ship of dreams
Upon the sea where moonlight wove its silver thread through endless foam, A ship of legend, vast and bold, arose to claim the waves her home. Her rivets gleamed, her gilded decks stretched long as […]
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The West Is Red
The West is red, the tweets are loud, the slogans reach the sky, The faithful cheer, their banners wave, the facts just roll on by. The greatest man to ever live – so modest, kind, […]
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The Measure of a Man
What makes a man in times like these, Where hearts grow cold and love must cease? Where power’s praised, and kindness mocked, And silence chains the souls that talk? They tell the boys, “Be fierce, […]