The accidental tourist
I am of fighting age
though all I've ever done is run
They put me in this cushioned cage
and tarred me with what others done
I'm the apple of my father’s eye
though here I'm stranger fruit
They say that we should leave or die
although they say their Police don't shoot
I am a child alone and scared
though women here have sheltered me
They say it's not for them to care
that all my family died at Sea
I am a father bereft of all
though none believe my wretched tongue
They say my prayer is Jihad's call
though I care not for what they"ve done
I am a human frail and lost
marooned among a hail of hate
They say my life is worth no cost
As I beg for mercy at their gate
I am dependent upon their gift
to treat me as they will
That by some grace their hearts they'll lift
that all their ire should calm and still...
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David RL Moore
Thu 8th Aug 2024 22:07
Just a quick revisit to thank the additional likers. I deleted my last comment and added here so as not to inflate comments. Thank you.
Thanks very much for the likes and comments on this one.
Much appreciated.
I despair of our country at present, together with some of the views of it's citizens who have been so quick to turn on the venom taps.
I can only see things becoming worse for the forseeable, and though that may not manifest solely in riots and rioting it will permiate into parts of our society.
Unfortunately recent governments have allowed the backlog of immigrants (a word I know dislike intensely) to stack up. I sometimes wonder if this was partly tactical knowing that the next election would in all probability see them out of office, leavng the processing of claimants to the incomers.
Now Labour have committed to progressing the processing of refugees which will obviously release legitimate seekers into the population, the real and percieved impact will feed the fires of hate, Labour will inherit the blame for years of tory intransigence.
Let it not be forgotten that Bliar and his reckless mob also had no sensible policy on immigration and were responsible for creating millions of displaced people by their eagerness to war.
In many ways we are reeping the whirlwind we helped to create.
We are it seems in a downward spiral.
David
There does seem to me some naivety within the new government in their eagerness to promise heavy custodial sentences upon convicted rioters, this when our prison population is overspilling into unsatisfactory options. It's either naivety or lies voiced to please the nations ears, we'll see.
Good effective governance is difficult