Australian Cereals

snap, crackle, pop
go the screams of an oppressed culture
waiting for mercy
and for faces to breathe.

Snap, crackle, pop
goes the TV being monitored
websites disappearing
like the people who dispute.

Snap, crackle, pop
goes the cane on her back
break the flesh, BREAK IT
if she doesn't serve you well.

Snap, crackle, pop
goes the food in our mouths
torn from mass production
in a country where you stand in line.

Snap, crackle, pop
goes the salt-stained wool
over their salt-stained eyes
Do you care?

Or do you let them
have bones snap
have try tongues crackle
have joints pop