Canada, oh dear Canada!
Why is it so hard to let go
Your institutional bias?
Centuries have gone by
And our bureaucratic heart
Is still cold like stone.
Thousands of children have died
And many more women too,
Some just adolescents.
Why is racism and bigotry
Still enshrined in government policy,
Against the wishes of the polity?
Is Canada not a real Democracy,
Or is that in name only?
Why are we still ruled by
The monarch of another country,
Contrary to the tenets of Democracy,
And whose racial biases are now well known?
Is it time, oh Canada,
To remove the yoke of royalty
And govern ourselves bias free?
It's time to burn the prejudices,
and watch ALL your children grow,
with equal opportunity.
Children are our future;
Children are your future too.
Oh Canada, what are you waiting for?
Set yourself free
Of racism and monarchy!
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Earth Poetry
PoetryI'm a dilittante poet, as you will plainly see. But I'm versed in the language of science, and I'm alarmed by what I see. Yes, planet Earth is in peril, and the day of reckoning is near. So, I have turned to poetry, to share with you what I see, fr...
