I See the Smiles of Children
For the children who fell in Manchester on 22nd May 2017
It’s bubonic
Quasi vitriolic
This plague like tonic
That we all keep sipping
And now we’re slipping
Up
With what we say
Like some kind of bilious spray
That’s infected mankind
Forcing them to spew
Hate speech
From the alters and the pews
Reaching the weak minded few
Who make that decision
Make plans with sickening precision
To hurt the most pure of us
But I’m sure of this
We stand stronger and united
Won’t take it any longer, won’t be frightened
And even now as security gets heightened
I see the faces of brethren
See the smiles of children
And I know we’ll get through this
For, because of our differences, not despite them
This Land is united all man an’ yout dem
Written for those of us that stand together