they Choose for nothing

The Joker

people would See I know,

if he let a bad Attorney go:

And Harvey I know you’d see.

if all were as garbage as he;

And sensible rule is right:

tell the victim just tonight.

Then worry when you feel,

You get to save and kill.

See it’s down to other rules.

They monster me now like fools:

not considering what they have

civilised to save.

so gets the District freak

a little world only to break;

and the dealers between the curve.

eat of his little world.

and then there’s the truth of the street.

fuzzy for each in need:

and there Even the first don’t take

What they think can’t break.

The good of your strength can be.

thought to Never show sign of me

But your rules were all just play:

a code dropped when they choose this way

* Based on “The Human Abstract,” from SONGS Of INNOCENCE and Of EXPERIENCE, by William Blake; with text 100% recycled from “The Interrogation Scene,” from The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan; written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan; and starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. 

Australian Citizenship Practice Test.

1.      Does God exist?

(a)       Yes.

(b)      No.

2.      Who is the kraziest Kardashian?

(a)       Kim.

(b)      Khloe.

(c)      Kanye.

3.      How do Australians stay in shape?

(a)       Personal trainer.

(b)      Stay off the carbs.

(c)      Jamie Oliver.

4.      Who is the most evil?

(a)       Adolf Hitler.

(b)      Osama bin Laden.

(c)      Bob Brown.

5.      Why do Aboriginal people have so many problems?

(a)       Laziness.

(b)      Alcohol.

(c)      The Liberals.

6.      Which is the best phone?

(a)       The iPhone 4S

(b)      A Blackberry.

(c)      The Saxophone.

7.      How can we stop the boats?

(a)       Send them to Nauru.

(b)      Send them to Malaysia.

(c)      Whatever the Greens said.

8.      What do Australians traditionally do on Wednesday evenings?

(a)       Master Chef.

(b)      Big Brother.

(c)      Bundy and coke.

9.      Why will Labor lose the next election?

(a)       The faceless men of Labor.

(b)      Julia’s back-stabbing.

(c)      The Media.

10.  Do you feel anxious or depressed?

(a)       Yes.

(b)      No.

(c)      Coke Zero.

Two Watermelons

1.

Mr. Kim is the first

visitor to my one bed-

room unit in Korea

Light sweat

faintly sheens

his forehead

A massive

watermelon

in his hands

2.

A good

bit of it

goes off

I have to throw it out

3.

A line of boy

students

faces

the corridor

wall

He pauses

Wipes at the sweat

on his forehead

A metre-long block

of wood

in his right hand

4.

Years later

My long blunt knife

shudders

as it cuts through

the watermelon

5.

With my right hand

I wipe at the juice

sticky on my upper lip

6.

I throw the hard

bit I can’t eat

on our compost

Watch the flesh-

pink mass of

worms stir