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The Lunatics are On the Move

The Lunatics are On the Move.

 

We have sat for years and turned an ignorant blind eye.

Now we are closer than ever to paying the inevitable price.

Only defending out of greed, self-preservation and interest.

Sometimes creating unwarranted and unneeded conflict.

 

Claiming we have an automatic right for a place at the top table.

 With us by your side the world will be consi...

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White Feather

White Feather

I didn’t see her pass me in the street,
the woman with the husband at the front,
but felt the tell-tale tickle of a feather -
pressed discreetly soft against my palm.
The accusation whispered in a hate-filled voice,
“Coward”, dripped with venom from her lips
and I assumed she talked to me, although I couldn’t see
if the feather in my hand was truly white.
For I had returne...

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