Thursday, 21 December 2017

Post 195--Refugees: An upside-down poem




                                      REFUGEES

                                                      by Brian Bilston 

                              They have no need of our help
                              So do not tell me
                              These haggard faces could belong to you or me
                              We need to see them for who they really are
                                      Chancers and scroungers
                                       Layabouts and loungers
                                      With bombs up their sleeves
                                      Cut-throats and thieves
                              They are not
                                      Welcome here
                              We should make them
                              Go back to where they came from
                              They cannot
                                    Share our food
                                    Share our homes
                                    Share our countries
                               Instead let us
                               Build a wall to keep them out
                               It is not okay to say
                                     These are people just like us
                                     A place should only belong to those who are born there
                               Do not be so stupid to think that
                               The world can be looked at another way.

                                                                          (now read from bottom to top)

                                Christian Courier,  December 19, 2017     

                                You can expect a more Christmasy post within the next day or so.  In the                                                meantime, enjoy these days of preparation for the Feast of the Incarnation. For                                      those not familiar with this sort of Christian terminology, "incarnation" refers to
                                Christ coming to the world in human form. "Carnus" refers to "the flesh" as in                                      "carnivore," --eater of flesh or meat.



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