Tell me – are you proud to be British?

I am quite sure I used to be

before we got this coalition

and such unfair society.

The word ‘disabled’ has been removed

from British Human Rights Act.

Silent deed against democracy,

a shocking, little known fact.

They’ve waged war on the vulnerable

in attempts to shrink the state.

The United Nations have stepped in

to inv...

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Each prick of conscience

every mistake

present themselves to me

one by one

at 4 a.m.

When I should have stuck to my guns,

when I should have pulled out,

when I should have said something

and not been full of doubt.

Should I have written what I did

when online last night?

What kind of reply may it get?

And who will be in the right?

Turn over,

punc...

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Angela and Richard laid out their picnic

on a field as they leant against a fence.

They only found out they were on a racetrack

when a horse soared straight over their heads!

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Someone, whom I didn’t recognise,

smiled at me today,

a smile that seemed to meet her eyes

as I passed on my way.

And even if of little depth,

a gesture which costs nowt

put a spring into my step,

there can be little doubt

in returning her ready smile

my walk became worthwhile.

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