Not in our Name

 

The nation´s emotional temperature begins to rise

as memories, experiences and thoughts return

This is the season of a deep and enduring sadness

as our wounds are once more laid bare

 

We who are left cannot recall, only try to understand

those who were killed, wounded or survived have gone before us

We brace ourselves to pay tribute to the gallant fallen

we say a humble, muffled and tearful thank you

 

In the confusion of these emotions a lesson is to be learned

it is incumbent on us all to ensure - never again

Inbred aristocrats and demented politicians

must never be allowed to lead us to such a catastrophe

 

Those who fell call from their timeless graves to warn us

our destiny unlike theirs is in our hands

A future must be forged to advance dialogue and peace

with any thought of war purged from our hearts