A Country's Courage
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Joseph Mekhamer, Grade 9
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Poetry
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2015
I was swirling in the full crepuscular rays of existence
Not knowing my form, ethics, incarnation or avatar
Wailing in the middle of innocent blood
Stopping to say farewell to my nation
A nation on its approach to its end
A nation not surrendering
A nation that is always attempting to reach its pinnacle
Even though it knows it will fail
A nation creating a history
A gory, bloody and gloomy history
A history that will continuously be remembered
In both our hearts and our thoughts
Not daring to forget the true hero
That couldn’t withhold the battle
Australia