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A tribute to the coal seam gas industry
Miscellaneous Poems - vol 3
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Frack Off
by CD Richards
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a fertile paradise
of rich black soil
hosts visual monstrosities
that scar the bleeding earth
cattle
besieged by machinery and dust
cease their lowing
and move on
grain
no longer fills fields
rendered barren
by dying aquifers
farmers
lose the will to fight
to live
while their families
breathe poisoned air
and drink poisoned water
from poisoned ground
families struggle
unable to live on their land
unable to sell it
while fat cat bureaucrats
smoking fat cigars
tell fat lies
and stuff fat wallets
a toxic cocktail
of tyranny and deceit
brewed by those
whose greed
knows no bounds
broken promises
broken lives
broken earth
lock the gate
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Author Notes
Those few Fanstorians who regularly read my offerings will know this is a departure for me, in more ways than one. Don't look for a humorous twist - there isn't one.
"Lock the gate" is a movement in Australia dedicated to protecting the land, water and communities from unsafe mining.
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