You don’t want me to talk about

Mining or its impact on Country

You don’t want me to talk about

The concept and construct of ‘whiteness’

Its dominance and power in society

You don’t want me to talk about

The art vultures here and everywhere

Modern day missionaries – the art kind

Saving us on the great white canvas

You don’t want me to talk about

Invasion of this land or a Treaty

It’s a shared true history – let’s heal

You don’t want me to talk about

Past injustices, cultural cruelty, cultural genocide

And the cultural pain that is left behind

It’s a shared true history – let us heal

You don’t want me to talk about

How reconciliation could be the wrong word

On its own and without truth

You don’t want me to talk about

Native titles process being for the white man

You don’t want me to talk at all

Most of the time – you have your ‘exotic’ pets

You want me to nod, smile and listen to you

And it doesn’t really matter if I don’t hear you

You don’t want me to talk about

How I have got a voice

And you don’t listen.