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Mal-born, mellow-bairn, male-burn
anyways the mouth pushes softly before
boom or bust, make or break B, do or
die, a staid name politely taking its turn.
Victoria dubs thee meal-bun, mail-bin,
Melba-urn, mall-bored, Marlboro-brown
most golden marvel, Olympic hoop town
to be, or not, a faraway name to lose or win.
Not so, Naarm. Name buried under breastbone
denied its breath, name in dirt, old hurt
ownership nasal resonant through cranium, chest
resurrected by committee, stayed, all for the best
that repetition rendered home in ever alert
centuries, redolent of mists and mellow tones.
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