The Shameless Liars
Slithering out from the ruins of once happy homes
A promised land is sold to the highest bidder.
With false stories of a much better life ahead
Vulnerable refuges give every penny to these greedy parasites.
Praying for a safe journey from a barren existence
Packed into a cramped crowded transporter, a gamble taken.
Caged exhausted hungry thirsty, lack of air to breathe
Desperate lungs collapse suffocating men, women, children and babies.
Sheer horror as falling limbs drop when doors open
Frail helpless bodies one by one all carried away.
To abandon then betray this vital contract of freedom
Shameless liars crawl back to their no conscience hole.
Tommy Carroll
Thu 17th Sep 2015 14:29
'Vital contract' :-)
'betraying freedom's vital contract'
'abandoning freedom's vital contract' so good you could play around with the line and it still has resonance.
Very good lines #21 +#22