Category: social issues
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We were change
Defeating the ‘isms’ of childhood That held our hopes back Changing mindsets to bring the train On to the right track
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I Belong
The megaphone narrative Of click-bait hate Using pick and mix politics To evilize my faith
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The land of my father and me
I arrive. On a sleeper train from Delhi Journeying across states whose dust I have brought
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I want hope
I don’t want hate Scrawled across the cover of tabloid news Stacked in supermarkets on newsstand pews Pictures of faces in scornful hate Staring at shoppers who queue in wait I don’t want to know Names of towns where they came from Schools and places where they had gone Interviews of neighbours they barely knew…
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The light beyond horizon’s sight
An age of storms drains a will Life in motion, now stood still Darkened clouds wash the sky A heavy vision upon this eye Torment paints the sky of day The painter’s pallet in shades of grey Disillusioned in the distant view Though search for hope is breaking through The light beyond horizon’s sight Shall…
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My Corner
Once upon As a child I walked Barefooted steps A silent voice I remember the corner In a home so old Which as a child I called my own Though not exclusive I did not stake claim But a corner I held As a retreat away Whilst siblings played I sat there And when they…
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Escape
Vimto waterfalls Freefalling to the sea Pink and white marshmallows Perched upon a tree Lime green laces Form meadows on a hill Flying on a unicorn Is really such a thrill Sugar coated candyfloss Floating in the sky Liquorish flavoured lampposts Standing way up high Powder violet tablets Resonating purple thoughts Strawberry flavoured lollipops Like…