“Maybe the Cry”
Maybe you’ve been brave too long,
Pretending pain can make you strong.
Maybe you’ve laughed with aching eyes,
And dressed your wounds in sweet disguise.
Maybe the weight you always hide
Is longing just to be denied.
Maybe you speak with steady tone,
But every night, you break alone.
Maybe the world moved far too fast,
And you kept pace, but didn’t last.
Maybe the smile you wore today
Was just a softer form of stay.
Maybe the tears you never shed
Still whisper softly in your head.
Maybe your silence isn’t peace,
But crying dreams you won’t release.
Maybe the hug you never got
Still sits there, aching in one spot.
Maybe your heart still hopes they see
The child you locked so quietly.
Maybe you’ve bent so they won’t leave,
But now it’s you who needs to grieve.
Maybe the flood will set you right—
A quiet storm, a softer fight.
Maybe the truth is not to cope,
But fall apart to find your hope.
Maybe a cry won’t make you weak—
But show the strength you couldn’t speak.
And maybe, just once, if you let go,
The tears will teach you what you know.
That maybe you were always light—
But needed rain to shine just right.
Is Labor racially profiling?
Tonight, several people and I were denied entry to Box Hill town hall where Dan Andrews was scheduled to speak - despite having valid tickets.
I happened to notice that those who were denied entry, with very few exceptions, were White Australians.
I also know for a fact (because my Chinese Australian friends were granted admission) that event staff were indeed allowing-in people who had not booked tickets in advance, if they happened to be of East Asian appearance.
Why the double standard?
The only rational conclusion I see is that Labor engaged in racial profiling.
You might think I am making this up, but I am not. I saw it with my own eyes. If I am wrong, Labor is welcome to set the record straight.
Video credit: @Chriscoveries
#BreakingNews ... Mocking Our Heroes: Premier and Police Minister Smirk as The Last Post Falls Silent
Funding for The Last Post at the Shrine of Remembrance on Sunday mornings is being cut. Organisers need $75,000 annually, but the Shrine can no longer afford it.
But when questioned by a journalist—who laughed at the decision—a smirking Jacinta Allan together with Police Minister Anthony Carbines, both recently hit with a no-confidence vote in Werribee, dismissed concerns.
With a hint of humour in her tone, Jacinta Allan responded, "As someone very fond of brass instruments and buglers, I will ensure this is followed up."
This isn't good enough.
A Premier and Minister have no right to mock and disrespect veterans and the traditions that remind Australians that without their sacrifice, we might not be a free and democratic nation.
If Victoria is so short on funds, perhaps Allan could cancel the planned statue of disgraced former Premier Daniel Andrews and redirect the $100,000+ it is estimated to cost—plus arguably twice that amount towards likely ongoing repairs—toward the Shrine.
That’s money already better spent.
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Victorian commuters have claimed the Allan government has put “people’s lives at risk” with mammoth cuts to resurfacing works, leaving towns plagued with potholes. > https://t.co/uYezbmWpEc