I Fear For The Country

I fear for the country in which I was raised. 

I fear for my friends and relatives there. 

In government and press the dark actors scare

And fools and con men are being praised.

I fear for the country in which I was born.

I fear that Britons forever will be slaves,

Manipulated into digging the graves

Of conscience and listening, on which they heap scorn.

I fear for the country which gave me life.

I fear that its arrogance and lack of remorse

Will blow its future so wildly off course

That division and violence will surely be rife.

I fear for the country from whence I came.

I fear its delusions about having clout

And the unwise language being bandied about.

One day we will suffer from having no shame. 

 

© Geoff Davis 2020

Poem For Trolls And Keyboard Warriors

How can I hate a stranger I've never met?
Only it is not 'I' but 'it' that hates
Because 'it' only relates
To black or white and yes or no
And is really rather slow
To acknowledge any debt.

So if not 'it' then who am 'I?'
'I' live beyond the opposites
And put together all the broken bits.
Albeit being hard to reach
It is only 'I' can really teach,
Give comfort, create and unify.  


© Geoff Davis 2020

There Is No Healing Or Democracy

 (I started to write this just five hours after the UK left the EU )

There is no healing or democracy
Without conscience and impartiality
There is no healing or democracy
If my unconscious reactions get the better of me
There is no healing or democracy
Without being manipulation or propaganda free
There is no healing or democracy
If 'active' listening is alien to me
There is no healing or democracy
With division and intolerance in ascendency
There is no healing or democracy
While red tops provoke fury and negativity
There is no healing or democracy
When money talks through ever more profanity
There is no healing or democracy
With people's lives just a game or strategy
There is no healing or democracy
If elected representatives show no integrity
There is no healing or democracy
When information given is shorn of honesty
There is no healing or democracy
When service gives way to hostility
There is no healing or democracy
if it's lies and deception that lead to victory
There is no healing or democracy
If a head of state speaks with clearly discernible insincerity.

 © Geoff Davis 2020