There Was a Blind Man...............
There was a blind man
(sounds like the beginning of a parable in the Bible, doesn’t it!)
In Britain-a Christian country
who was confined to a wheelchair
whose people and leaders
who was arrested
claim to be followers of Christ
for opposing genocide
who pray in warm churches on Sundays
for attempting to prevent genocide
then watch a genocide on Mondays
by holding up a piece of paper
on Tuesdays
saying that he does so
on Wednesdays
shame on you King Charles III
on Thursdays
for your silence on atrocity
on Fridays
shame on you Starmer
on Saturdays
for your complicity in atrocity
on Sundays
YOU AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT YOU
who say sweet bugger all
ARE MORAL
saying it’s nothing
FILTH
to do with me Guv!
Rolph David
Wed 13th Aug 2025 08:43
Good morning Uilleam,
Thank you for sharing your remarkable poem. I was deeply impressed by the way you intertwine two strands within one piece. The lines in red pulse with anger, blood, and suffering, forming a searing critique of Britain’s moral failures, indifference, and hypocrisy — from the silence of leaders to society’s everyday complicity.
Directly woven into this is the story of the blind man in a wheelchair, who, despite being unable to see or walk, perceives more and acts more courageously than those who are fully able yet often choose inaction. The stark irony — that he is punished for his conscientious resistance — makes the moral message even more powerful.
The interplay of collective failure and individual courage gives the poem urgency and depth. It exposes routine indifference, performative morality, and the human cost of inaction, while honouring those who act with conscience. What a fantastic poem, despite its content.
Best regards,
Rolph