Onions & Pearls

we need a tourist industry
which accumulates
like flesh upon a seed

about the soul
the culture and identity
of the people of our country

otherwise what are we to it
what is it to us

how can we, generally
be asked and be expected
to support an industry

which excludes us
is ashamed of us
kicks us in the butt


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
05.04.09