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Camp Bastion Nights

I have listened to,your stories
Heard your talk on Human Rights
It’s warmed the cockles of my heart
On many a Bastion night.
The next time I come across, 
And I know I surely will
The indiscriminate victim
Of a Taliban kill

I won’t get upset 
Or have any sleepless nights 
I’ll know the Tali did it in defence 
Of his version of Human Rights
And when we leave this country
After years of combat and bravery
And the Afghani woman are
Returned to their Burkha’d slavery

And ISIS cross the channel
Because our security is so bad
And unleashed chaos on the streets 
In pursuit of their Jihad
And they demand Sharia law
In my native England 
I’ll try to stay calm
And try to understand

And I won’t get upset 
And try not to hate
Those religious fanatics with views
Five hundred years out of date
For I have listened to your story
Heard you speak of Human Rights
It’s warmed the cockles of my heart
On many a Bastion night,

Written sone years ago, but the repression goes on with women being denied education and treated like chattels/

Copyright © Terry Ireland

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