A city stands violated
Its people, the gullible and the angry, impotent
Mothers and fathers, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandmas and
granddads, friends bereft
Out of the corners, the safe little nooks and crannies, the
messages start to be delivered
Hope not Hate, Brendan Cox, John Bercow, Andy Burnham and a
myriad more
“We will not be divided” “Love will conquer hate” “Nothing
to do with Islam”
A city stands violated, a nation seethes
A city stands violated
Its people, the fooled and the bravely awake, impotent
22 dead, 13 missing, 59 injured,
Out of their armoured cars and their protected houses
they come
Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Tim Farron and a myriad more
“Our thoughts are with the families, we feel their pain we
will overcome”
A city stands violated, a nation cries out in frustration
A city stands violated
Its people, the bereaved and the lucky, impotent
Dismembered childrens lives ruined in a second
Out of the trains and the mobile studios the hyenas pour, the
blood scent in their nostrils
ITV anchors, ABBC political editors, scripted platitudes at
the ready
“Look at all the people, thousands lighting candles and
praying for love”
A city stands violated, a nation looks on in disbelief
A city stands violated
Its people, the smart and the stupid, impotent
Names and ages revealed bring further shock and pain
Out of the Facebooks and the twitters the righteous
indignation pours
Virtue signallers, Celebrities, Actors and a myriad more
“Love will overcome hate” “He wasn’t a Muslim, he was a
terrorist”
A city stands violated, a nation questions why
A city stands violated
Its people, polarised as never before, impotent
The true nature of the act comes to light, murder most
heinous
Out of the mosques and Madrassa they pour,
Imams, Scholars,
Teachers and community leaders
“This is not Islam” “We are not to blame” “We stand with
you”
A city stands violated, a nation steels itself for more
A nation stands violated
Its people, herded and lied to, impotent
Politicians collude in the destruction of its spirit and its
culture
Out of the houses and flats, off the buses and trains they
pour
People, white and brown, old and young, male and female
“This is our land” “We did not ask for this” “We will take
no more”
A nation stands violated, its people finally roar.
Colin Cross
1819 on the fields of ‘Peterloo’ a dozen or so Lancastrians were killed by the Royal Dragoon Guards when the order came to end the demonstration in favour of Parliamentary reform. Peterloo became a watchword of action for reform though it was a long slow march to democracy.
The Free Trade Hall was built on the fields and to this day there is a plaque there on the side of the building commemorating the tragedy.
I believe that this too is a little like Peterloo albeit an unwanted one. Just maybe this will be seen as a turning point as people begin to not just think the unthinkable but also say it aloud.
Teresa May as PM appears haggard and as gauche as she was as Home Sec. May just might end up with a small rather than big majority. Today I spent canvassing and the portents dont look good here in labourland. Yes labour will lose some seats but I hope I am wrong when I state UKIP is not recovering in time to get a good percent of the national vote.
Manchester. Another massive and ugly hate crime from the ‘religion of peace’. And today on the radio, politicians, police and press telling us that WE must not hate, we must just take it, turn the other cheek. Well, stick that in your pipe and smoke it. It’s time for us to get very angry indeed.
Colin,
This wonderful poem says it all really we are pent up with rage but remain impotent, what a pity it had to be written.
Colin, thanks. Heartbreaking. DD we may eventually be impotent, demographically, but before that happens we can try to put measures in place that will help those coming after us. The first of these is to ban Sharia and all practices that have no place in Britain.
We are impotent because we are afraid. Afraid of being called racist, Islamophobic, we are afraid of hurting people’s feelings, we are so fixated on not being called out on any of these things. I include myself in this, I think it is a battle one has to fight with oneself every day. Before we can tackle the Islamification of Britain we must fight and win this battle with ourselves.
People like Anne Marie and Tommy have won this battle, and lead the way. We must follow. But the nature of people being what it is, we all need Leaders. Anne Marie is a natural Leader. Will we be too afraid to hurt the feelings of our current Leaders post election and tell them to go, they aren’t fit for purpose. Before we can fight the real battle, we have to win the battle that will mean we can give people the democratic tool they are crying out for.
Be careful, you bombers. Remember the verse by Rudyard Kipling :
It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate.
And let’s remember the following verses in this, one of my favourite poems by Kipling:
They were not easily moved,
They were icy-willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the English began to hate.
Their voices were even and low,
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show,
When the English began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd,
It was not taught by the State.
No man spoke it aloud,
When the English began to hate.
It was not suddenly bred,
It will not swiftly abate,
Through the chill years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the English began to hate.
Thanks Sonya and Viv – one of my favorites too.
Thanks Sonya and Viv also.
Kipling told it “as it is”
Not always appreciated by the authorities in those days.
Remind you of anybody?
Just a couple of points.
The Manchester Chief of police made a point of hate crime, pointing out that it had almost doubled 28/58 (?)I would like to see chapter and verse on exactly what was said and whether anybody was eventually charged and for what?
The second point was on Question time a young Muslim woman said “there is an elephant in the room”, I take it she was referring to the inability of her community to come to terms with Muslim involvement and their failure to integrate, she was backed up by I think he said he was a previous CPC head, I think it was tied up with the “three Girls” Rochdale, Rotherham,Bradford goings on.
There was also another chap in the audience telling of his experience of a visit to Didsbury Mosque, which was vehemently disputed by a woman in a many coloured nickab