Today I wear Black
Today I shall wear black
In recognition
Of our lessening power and influence.
I shall wear black
In recognition
Of our weakening economy.
I shall wear black.
I shall wear black
In protest
At our jingoistic nationalism.
I shall wear black
For our loss.
For the loss of cooperation,
For the loss of my grandchildren’s dreams.
I shall wear black.
I will wear black
For the Eton boys and bankers
Who conned us
With their fear-ridden vision
From which they will profit greatly
I shall wear black.
I wear black for the victims of the next war
Born of isolation and arrogance.
I shall wear black
For the nostalgia
For a time that never was
For the Dunkirk spirit and terror of the Blitz
For rationing and poverty
As if these were wonderful.
And I shall wear black
For the things that we must now endure
The inequality and lies
The privilege and ignorant masses
I shall wear black.
For if we really understood
We should all wear black.
Opher – 31.1.2020
As we came out of the EU, burdening ourselves with more red tape and removing opportunities from our kids, it is a time of loss and sadness.
Wearing black is appropriate at such times.