Monday, July 6, 2015

The Privileged Patriarchal Postcolonial Boy

Lawrence Hall
mhall46184@aol.com

The Privileged Patriarchal
Postcolonial Boy

To the tune of “The Wild Colonial Boy”

He vets his work for political tone
Writes nothing to annoy
And if his words offend – they’re gone!
The postcolonial boy

He was born and raised in poverty
His mother’s only joy
Still a child of privilege, you see
The postcolonial boy

No matter what he might dare say
No matter how polite, how coy
Nothing can excuse his DNA
The postcolonial boy

A shame it is that he submits
Agrees that he’s sans foy
He silences himself; he quits
The postcolonial boy

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