As a private school scholarship bursary babe, we need to stop lying like this 😭
Private school was great for me *as an individual* but it’s not good for the country be serious
It’s not full of people “scrimping and saving” it’s full of rich poshos & 5 brokies in each year max
"If you manage to control yourself there will be ice cream" said the parent.
"I sure hope this doesn't have unforeseen lifelong consequences" thought the child, doing their best to physically tense the body in the higher ice cream probability shape.
My only response to this is:
In order for me to write poetry that isn't political, I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent
By Marwan Makhoul