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Brokeness of Britain a poem by Brian Wakeman
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Brokenness of Britain Protesting Became rioting Larceny and looting Brazen burglary Flames of fury Leaping to safety Burning business Fear and distress. Free pickings! Choose your store Come for more You urban poor. Bring alienation Criminal agitation Opportunities serve To grab what you deserve! Cameron's 'Brokenness of Britain' Is debated by the politician: Causes and blame; Issues to name; Why in all classes such greed Bankers’, MP’s acquisitive need? ‘We must have it’ ‘Because you’re worth it’ Symbols of success. What ‘I have’ materialism Insatiable consumerism Is there a moral collapse? 'Reservoirs' are running dry, perhaps, Refreshing water has been polluted, Values questioned and disputed. With all our secular social analysis Social and community crisis Do we need to 'unblock those streams' Revive our spiritual and moral dreams? "The moral code", once advertised Forgotten or just despised Showed people honesty and truthfulness Love of neighbour and faithfulness Community and fellowship Ground for our citizenship. Christ implanted in our mind. Ideas of service, a sacrificial kind. This reservoir needs refilling Not abandoning or rejecting. The way to peace and harmony Flourishing and opportunity Is not by social tinkering But justice in our thinking. by Brian Wakeman Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. |
