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The Dismiss Of Charge
To the Heavy Brigade
They'll have you now
They'll take you on
They want your hands
They want your back
They want you deep
They want you fast
Down that hole
Till it gives up its last
Once it's gone
It's bye bye so long
For the greater project - without a peep
There's just the heap
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I'm struggling with this poem. I don't know who "they" are. Actually I don't really know what any of this is about.
It's all probably to cryptic by half;
For the minors the axe. Mining Tax. For the young we're Knee capping their future by allowing the watered down version of the mining super profit tax, 'The dismiss of Charge' and so, 'They' the Miners being the 'Heavy Brigade'. All this being a corruption of Tennyson's 'Charge of the light Brigade' the 600(607 to be exact) being valiant and selfless.
And the distraction of shorter term employment opportunities, are shielding us from not reaping as a country, better funded longer term development. So all that we will be left in the end are rusting half stripped SS Commodore utes decorating rural paddocks and a few tailings heaps, from what is a one off sale of national wealth.
I appreciate your criticism.
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