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y separately published work icon Consuming Reality selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Consuming Reality
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Coominya, Lowood area, Esk - Lowood - Toogoolawah area, Rosewood - Laidley - Gatton area, South East Queensland, Queensland,:Cheryl Buchanan , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Doing Timei"Unfulfilled space sitting for an undetermined time", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 34)
Education Systemi"Sitting listening to whiteman preach their beliefs, what about ours?", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 35)
Excusesi"Hey brother can I have a drink?", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 37)
Embeddedi"As time lingers on, I have doubts for what may lay ahead of me", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 38)
Expo 1988i"A time for people from all over the world, to learn about each others culture.", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 39)
Exploitationi"I've seen alcohol and drugs destroy and kill", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 40)
Educational Dreamingi"In the past Educatin system wasn't so good", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 41)
False Imnpressionsi"You look at your child wondering where they will be", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 43)
Fruit For Thoughti"As time has passed I have remorse of crimes I have committed", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 44)
Familyi"Some gave all and all gave some give and you will receive LOVE", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 45)
Fighter Alwaysi"A young girl of beauty came to Brisbane, the big smoke to find beauty", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 47)
Focusi"There was a time so long ago, us blackfellas are the only ones that know.", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 48)
Generations Of Educatorsi"I am not what you would call educated these days", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 49)
Global Link Of Healingi"Worlds colliding reality slipping societies priorities", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 51)
Get It Right Brothersi"Our blackman killing our race right in front of the Black woman's face", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 52)
Hopesi"My heart has been broken like broken glass", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 53)
Have You Seeni"Have you seen an old murri stagger down an alley way", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 54)
In Or Outi"Don't come to our rallies saying you want to help our struggle", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 55)
In The Guttersi"Lying in a gutter with a flagon grasped real tight", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 57)
I Know Withini"I know I have been here before once upon a Dreamtime", Michelle Buchanan , single work poetry (p. 58)
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