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Tuesday, 29 September 2020

My son - Matthew Fakaia

 you my son
        you whiteman now
bring me no more ia
        no more here

kakake brown and solid
        puddle pup sweet and soft now
dirty strong were your teeth
        white weak and pale now

dress in green
        green of nature
need no bob to buy
        fabric now no more free

crowned with thorn
        bitter is home
live in city now
        crime and rape

Matthew Fakaia (20th century) Solomon Islands
Source: Pacific islands monthly, Vol. 46, No. 7 (Jul. 1, 1975)

kakake = swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii)

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