Dave Cox Poet Free verse

I Wonder

I wonder.

I wonder what will happen when 
all the English dictionaries are burnt 
and Shakespeare is abolished 
as FAR RIGHT and Racist, 
and when the Beatles are 
vilified for 'She Loves You' 
when it should have
been 'they them love you'. 
When the battle of Britain 
Begs an unreserved apology.
When the British inventions 
Are cast aside as imperial luck
When Europe forgets as the Russians
Have, who saved them in WW2
When people are imprisoned for
Love of these islands and free
Speech is abolished and punished
But this horror won’t happen tomorrow
No, not tomorrow, or the day after
But don’t feel reassured or complacent
Because they arrived months ago
And we all must be ready to pay.

David Cox 02/02/25

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Panagiota Romios May 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM Hi Dave! You are so brave to bring up issues going on in the UK! I know some of them becuse I enjoy British news! It was no surprise to hear the murderer of the three ballerinas attacked a guard. I think it is the first poem of tthis nature that is written in clarity and speaks truth. In appreciation, Pangie California Dave Cox May 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM Panagiota, You know the saying: if everyone turns a blind eye, eventually they'll come for you. The psychopaths rule the asylum and create this bedlam and torture the majority to entertain the few. Really appreciate your interest. Have a good life. Dave