Generation Stolen

how hard to see the border when surrounded by water a land that is girt by sea in fear they come avoiding a gun that says to here you can’t flee this land abounds in nature’s gift in beauty rich and rare but for you, we will not share plenteous plains with great refrains leave Australia’s care island home in paradise lost Nauru, Manus, to name a few out of sight if you don’t mind you risked it all to start again a promise of new life better yet to a hell hole you must remain the people cry out to bring you here but the hardest of right men politicians fear lest they lose their vote hard-line left and hard-line right no matter which way you go the circle of fear remains tight what good can come of a refugee in a land where opportunity is to be found Christ was one: let’s not forget the nativity Advance Australia’s shame that is our new refrain – a new generation is stolen © tastigr 2018