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Tuesday 3 June 2014

A Different Country (with no apology to the BBC's 1970s array of talent)

A Different Country

Things were different way back then
We accepted different things
How our heroes sailed before the mast
And behaved the way they did
Because no-one knew to stop them
But today we’re ready to talk about the past

Seeds sown so many years ago
Lain dormant, suddenly awaking
And tear-watered, flourish fast
And grow into monstrous shapes
Cast long shadows on the guilty
And leave the public quite aghast

A long, long shameful silence
Brooding on bottled-up emotions
And how history’s since been cast
Now emerging into light of day
And moved to naming famous names
How could they expect such lies to last?


Copyright Andy Fawthrop 2014

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