Negative-Gearing -- A Sonnet

In lands where sun and sea do brightly gleam, A policy of old now stirs debate. Investors’ dreams and renters’ hopes do teem, As leaders weigh the nation’s housing fate. Negative gearing, once a boon so grand, Allows the wealthy losses to reclaim. Yet cries for change now echo through the land, To ease the burden, end the market’s game. The government must tread with cautious care, For rents may rise if changes come too swift. But fairness calls for balance, just and fair, To give first-home buyers a needed lift. Australia stands at crossroads, choice in hand, To shape a future bright across the land.