Behind Bars

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I write about what I see…

 

If you don’t want me to see it

Close the TV channels down

 

I write about what I see…

 

If you don’t want me to scroll up and down

Close the internet down

 

I write about what I hear…

 

If you don’t want me to listen

Put all the people behind bars

 

Though I fear, the truth

       May slip through the cracks  

authoritarianismDictatorshipfreedom of speach

◄ Come back the country I love

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David R Mellor

Sun 20th Apr 2025 13:00

thank you Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh for your kind words and thought full comments , It can be applied to journalism (i didnt think that before) and yes many brave ones are killed or put behind bars as in Turkey now

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 19th Apr 2025 08:25

Thanks David. I've been scrolling through a lot of posts that I missed in recent weeks, and found this, highly relevant to the murderous attacks on press freedom taking place around the world, and to those taking place in the UK.
Anyone who earns their living by bringing us the truth, must be painfully aware that journalists are now routinely murdered in the middle east, whilst here in the UK, a shill who supports such a genocidal regime is platformed by a so-called News outlet at the British taxpayers' expense!

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David R Mellor

Wed 2nd Apr 2025 09:41

Thanks Tom and Martin for your heart warming comments

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Martin Elder

Mon 31st Mar 2025 11:49

very good you caught me with those opening lines.

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TOM MERTON

Sun 30th Mar 2025 22:08

Brilliant David!

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