What National Sorry Day Means To Me

We asked members to reflect on what National Sorry Day means to them. Here was our favourite creative response.

We came from a land

Foreign and patriotic

To an island so grand

A land so exotic

You welcomed our convicts

Well received was our culture

Quickly arose all the conflicts

Like amphibian and vulture

You were the clear victims

To the birth of our nation

Opinion turned to dictum

Coexistence to assimilation

We made our rights paramount

From the moment you opened the door

We forgot to account

For those here before

Some 200 years later

Our PM gave a speech

His words aimed to cater

To the culture we impeached

In modern day society

Some rights still go ignored

Your land entitlement is piety

Akiba, Mabo and Ward

We put forth our remorse

Our dismay and our worry

And while it's not much recourse

As Australians, we're Sorry

Congratulations to Andy for winning this writing challenge, answering: What Does Sorry Day Mean To You? Andy wins a $50 Westfield gift card. For your chance to win, check out our latest writing challenges in our Comps section. Also, be sure to follow this guide on how to win the writing challenge!