A chant and a poem

#adversity, Suicide 13YARN 1 Minute

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                    A Chant
                       -
Two ten-year old Australian  suicides in WA                                                   
		 
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Ten year-olds are children

Let them talk to their folks

Let their eyes open wide

Let their lips start smiling

Let them walk free of pain

Let them feel how much

We will aways love them.

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 A Poem [After Prévert]
		-
The  sad  suicide of two 
ten-year old Australians
                 ***
They say no with the head
they say yes with a smile
they agree with loved ones
they say no to teachers.
Sitting beside the board,
the problems yet to solve
they burst out in laughter,
and rub off the writings.
Despite the many threats
of staring  smart-arses
they draw in full colour
the face of happiness
on the whiteboard 
of adversity.
Anyone feeling 
‘unwell within themselves’ or ‘feeling things 
are not quite right’, please contact: 13 YARN
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I am a French-born Australian linguist who loves writing about multicultural experiences. Taught English in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, gained a Doctorate with UPNG. In Western Australia I worked with migrants and Indigenous communities in Kalgoorlie and Roebourne. In charge of Amnesty International WA, then moved to Adelaide. Short-listed by The Human Rights Commission for the Literature NF Award for the anthology I edited with the Multicultural Writers Association of Australia, I later published my memoir. Volunteered with the Writers Centre, became active with PEN.

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