A Wounded Identity Badge

Over at Weekly Prompts, the Wednesday Challenge is the word: Identity … To visit their fabulous site, please click on >> Here … My poem below is an appropriate and poignant response to the Prompt


A Wounded Identity Badge 


I am lying here on brown dirt 

My human blood is trickling

From a new open-cut wound

Into this ancient and sacred ground 


I have been shot!

Straight through my “Yes” vote badge 

By a white man’s racist outburst 

His rant was full of arrogance and hatred 


My badge is damaged but not destroyed 

My heart is bruised but not broken 

I will steadfastly, forever vote “Yes” 

Until eyes hear the sound of human decency   






Ivor Steven (c) October 2023

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

26 thoughts on “A Wounded Identity Badge”

  8. Well done to you, Ivor. I’m proud of your stance.
    As I understand it, those who vote YES lose nothing, yet some people still object to human decency.
    My friend Maureen Helen wrote this on her blog. Perhaps it might help your readers from other countries understand a little more about Australia.

    A body (the Voice) will be established. The Voice will consist of representatives of First Nations people across the country.
    The Voice has an advisory role only. It cannot make or block laws, manage programs or distribute funding. It can simply advise the executive government, including ministers and departments that make policies.
    The advice will involve only those policies, programs and laws which impact First Nations people.

    I’m proud of you, Ivor. 😊👏🤗

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    1. Thank you very much Sue …? I’m not sure how the vote is going to go …? It’s always hard to change the constitution … and there is a lot of racist people in Australia…. again today I faced another such outburst for wearing my “badge “ …

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