Darwin 1999: Bad Bone and Picture Book

Regretful sad
heavy
a big stone
in a pocket
that I want
to throw
in a river
but cannot
because it means
something more
than memory
it was a black man
in the white sun
who was
spat
punched
kicked
for colour
history
reconciliation
and the theft of a
picture book
from a gift shop
i am bad bone
because I saw it happen
and walked away
I could have helped
it's a big stone
and I am mean