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by Dee Allen
OUTLANDER
A stranger in their own land.
Outlander in every town.
A prisoner in their own land.
This is their original home, throughout known history
But they've inherited dispossession, a present in misery -
A stranger in their own land.
Lost all to a million thieving hands, as sure as strong wind wails
Outlanders often take up room -- inside settler's jails -
A prisoner in their own land.
False depictions bury true selves, no matter how massive
Forced to play the beaten role --victimised & hapless---
A stranger in their own land.
Left in squalour, isolated country hell
Is it any wonder why some would rise & rebel?---
A prisoner in their own land.
Perennial struggle to maintain
In the face of a heartless colonial domain.
A stranger in their own land.
A prisoner in their own land. | 
