I stand
Not in the footprints
But the shadows
Of giants.
Moving the marble mountains
Inside my mind
One pretty line
At a time
I have learnt to rip apart
My heart
Like cotton wool
And plug it into the ears
Of those with stales mouth
And eyes dull.
Sometimes mother
Sometimes mountain
Often swimmer
And always fountain
And its rather
Magnificent
How insignificant
This world may make you feel.
I see we slowly
Slip slide back
Stumbling steady
Over crater and crack
No pause for thought
Only poised to attack
And I wonder
When we forgot
We all fed
From the same breast
Mother earth
Is just trying her best
Beast and beetle
Not blessed by blue blood
But in harmony live
The harmonious lives
That I wish we all would.
But I am so blessed
Not to be sleeping on streets
So blessed not to fall underneath
Like the food bank nurses
With their food bank feet
And their tiny little food bank mouths to feed
When did humanity
Lose to austerity
When did a golden crown
Matter more
Than a little boy
On a hospital floor
And as refugees crossing seas
Start to wash up on shores
It seems to be
That some souls
Are just worth more
Than others
But I will stand with the lovers.
I stand with the mothers
I stand with the fathers
And I stand by my brothers.
May we make
Tomorrow a brighter day
May we see all children play
May we live in peace
In joy
And belief
That the future still holds the hope
That we can learn to love
And grow.
May we hold hands
Across the globe
For we are all children of the stars
This life is for all
And all is ours.
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