By Lizz Murphy.
CHOCOLATE FIX
I am a slave to the cocoa bean
So too the children who harvest it
TWO DOLLARS A DAY
He flashes photos
young black women
the wealth they carry on
their two-dollar-a-day fingers
The gold mine manager titters
Of course they are clueless
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Lizz Murphy is an Irish-Australian poet who has published twelve books including seven poetry titles. She lives in Binalong NSW.
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