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The Great British Rift

June 20, 2020 AliBaileyLeave a comment

There was a time when WE were ONEBefore the Rift had first begun.There was a time when, looking backThe Rift was barely yet a crack.A time when we had no ideaThat Rifts this size could just……appear. It started – a line in the sand.We had to choose which side to stand.We’d hardly known the line [...]

Posted in Poem, Serious, ThoughtsTagged friendship, Hope, Politics

Honour-bound

May 27, 2020 AliBaileyLeave a comment

A man with no honourCan feel no shame. He might be the best atPlaying the game.He might get top scores inEvery test. There's times he'll convince usHe's simply the best. But a man with no honourIs all about 'face'.He has no foundations to Hold him in place. A man with no honour hasNo inner voice,No [...]

Posted in Poem, SeriousTagged Boris, Cummings, Honour, Politics, Society, Trump

Amina

May 19, 2020 AliBailey1 Comment

Every woman in the world must be your mother now.
It's up to us to keep you safe.

I just wish I knew how.

Posted in Poem, SeriousTagged afghanistan, Family, kabul, news, poetry, women

Wrongs v Rights

May 11, 2020 AliBaileyLeave a comment

Cos we're all biased, every man;
And all the news is partisan.
We hear the news we choose to hear,
Agree with views we feel most dear.

Posted in Poem, ThoughtsTagged communication, fight, Life, news, Politics, right, war, wrong

‘K’

April 29, 2020 AliBailey3 Comments

‘K’ my daughter texted me
Just the other day.
K?!
What does that even mean?
What’s she trying to say?

Posted in Light, PoemTagged communication, Family, Funny, language, parenting, Poem, poetry, youth

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