I'm not sorry any more

I’m not sorry any more is a very strong poem. What I believe the poem is about is the Europeans coming in and taking over the land. The first stanza talks about the Europeans being the boss and the islanders being the servant. This is symbolising when the Europeans came in and took over and the islanders were looked down on and had lost control over their land. The second stanza is the author asking who truly owns the land. They were fighting for whose land it really was. The third stanza talks about how the Europeans came in and took over but he won’t let it happen again, in a way is like a warning to the Europeans that he’s taking back what is his and isn’t going to let them take it again. The last stanza is also talking about him not letting the Europeans take his land. He is telling them that it is his and that he “belongs to the land”. I think this very emotionally powerful as the pacific islanders in this poem are taking a stand and are fighting for what they know is theirs. I think its sort of a warning to the Europeans that they aren’t going to let it happen again. The land is theirs and they are there to stay. I really enjoyed this poem and it makes me happy to think they are standing up for themselves and are no longer letting the Europeans take over.