Stepping on the big ship

Not knowing how long the trip

Waving goodbye to everyone behind

Hoping to meet people that are kind

But things did not turn out that way

Though they were granted permission to stay

Some couldn’t access services, others deported

After serving the British armed forces, they were still not supported

Discrimination and carelessness by the Home Office in Britain

An environment of hatred, does this not make you sicken?

But they still persevered and enriched the economy

Through music, art and cuisine, which gave them their autonomy!