You introduced to us
The world you know.
Why not with assurance?
You show us things,
Things we like and
Things we could use,
But not with assurance.
If you've no plans to prepare for
Needs and wants that come after,
Why expose us to your world
In the first place?
Hermana Ramarui (20th century) Palau
Source: Analysis of Meaning,Content and Style: poetry from the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau by Kimberly Kay Au, Pacific Islands Studies Plan B Masters Projects, 1991
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