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The Proposition

Posted by Frances Macaula... on October 26, 2009 - 03:55
from the ABC set Written in Australia

Before
owners hunted roo and bungarra,
as outback trackers burned for their captain
through dry landscapes and rocky gully
in blistering heat, murdering on cue.

But since
croc, witchety grub, kanga and emu
have appeared in West Perth restaurants,
will we eat them out of house and home
and must we become obese Americans too?

Frances Macaulay Forde © 2005

NOTE: 'The Proposition' by Nick Cave reviewed here: http://culturazzi.org/review/cinema/the-proposition-john-hillcoat

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Frances Macaula... | October 26, 2009 - 03:56

Published in 'The Word is Out' Vol 2 - WA Poets Inc.

Ewan | October 28, 2009 - 08:48

I really liked this until the last line, which came in "with big boots on". For me, and this is a personal opinion, it didn't sit so well with the rest. I appreciate you were probably looking for contrast with the almost lyrical first stanza, but I feel the last line is just too baldly overt.

Regards
Ewan

Frances Macaula... | November 15, 2009 - 15:13

Thanks for your comment Ewan - I did want it to hit hard because Australians are very Americanized and I loved this film for it's original Australian voice. But perhaps it's too overt...