Us trail yer
We do.
Too often.
We follow
the lead
of our white
English speaking
Northern cousins.
Be it education,
foreign policy, even
spoken language,
we grab at
the tails
of the USA
or the Old Dart.
Good idea, Finland:
abolishing tests
in schools, insisting
on Masters degrees
for teachers,
we don't say,
despite stunning stats.
Just because
his surname
suggested outback
we didn't have to
go Bush,
enter Iraq
or middle any East.
Nice days
get wished on us
whether we
like it or not.
Come on (A)Us,
stop trailing,
start being.
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