Respecting Culture

• Oliver Brown, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2022

The memories were dying, cracking and bursting.
SMASH! They go as they hit the ground.
But though they were gone for years and years.
They were recovered and we all shuddered as we discovered.
Truth. Death. Murder. Guns. Blood.
But we can change, respect, rebuild and decolonise.
They know this land.
They fought for this land.
Their ownership cuts through the land, spreading happiness, kindness.
Only taking what they need.
The land speaks to the people saying what it needs.
Giving back as much as they take.
Culture spreads around the world.
No matter who you are, RESPECT CULTURE.