Some people try to convince us that the sudden need to fly the flag is not about being racist, and yet the evidence up and down the country speaks for itself. Whether online or interpersonally, the abuse has reached fever pitch. To be a patriot is one thing; to be a racist is quite another. Here's a poetical response.
Beyond Ignorance
Stop the boats some people cry
Raising flags of hate and division,
The symbol of the St George Cross
Used as an excuse for ugly racism,
Hung on lampposts, painted everywhere
In a campaign of weaponised nationalism,
Kindness fades hate grows louder
Shadows of darkness engulfing,
Everything currently growing murkier
Voices feels shallow, words feel thin,
Protest against a bloody genocide
You will be stopped put in prison,
While bombs keep raining down
Murdering morality, killing children,
If you want to stop the small boats
Stop the bombs that drove them,
Ignorance is a tether that is exploited
Spread by haters without shame,
Seeking refuge, is a heartfelt cry
Chasing dreams, fleeing despair,
Longing for a new life, hope abounds
In the face of adversity and inhumanity,
No borders should define a peoples fate
Embrace diversity, let compassion resonate,
Lets measure our language, speak with care
Use words as foundations, for a future fair,
May refugees be given a warm welcome
Today, tomorrow and always, cherish them,
Prejudice is the illness that make us weak
Love is the cure which makes us strong.
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