As you lie in bed and the whole world’s sleeping
then the thoughts rattle round in your head.
When the only sound is your own heart beating
and the black dogs breathe on your neck
Certain of your self conviction.
Fooled the others, can’t fool yourself
Black Dog heard your first tear falling
Black Dog feeds on your fear
Amplify, exaggerate,
distort and then condemn
Make yourself your judge and jury
then let the sentence begin.
Choked by the fear of your future failures
Paralysed by past mistakes
Then desperate for sleep with dawns light rising
as the rest of the world awakes
Alone in the gleam of the harshest spotlight
revealed your shame is clear.
Black Dog heard your first tear falling
Black Dog feeds on your fear.
When you look in the eye of the storm that’s raging
Who do you see looking back?
Can you see through the smile to the shadows behind me
where there’s a dog crouched low to attack?
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Druids and Welshmen
(A Promised Land)
Imagine the Druid’s claimed Wales as their own
and from four corners return to their ancestors home.
For centuries their forebears the “Silures” lived there,
before exiled by Romans they roamed in despair.
History records over centuries to come
slaughter, injustice and dark deeds done
The Druids were desperate, convictions ran high
the time of return to ‘Siluria’ was nigh.
After centuries of oppression, exile and pain
they returned to their homeland to settle again.
Slowly at first so it didn’t look planned
the Druids bought whatever they could of the land.
The Welsh weren’t too happy as more Druids arrived
fearing dreams of their own nation would soon be denied
Most Welshmen weren’t Druids but sons of Cymre
with no less desire for their own liberty.
But hot headed radicals soon had their say
shouting “throw all the Druids in Cardigan Bay”,
“druids eat babies”, “they’ll kill you at home”
as the seeds of the conflict were liberally sown.
Peace slipped out slowly and I’m sorry to say
Politics and religion just got in the way
Looking for friends each side cast around
as support was enlisted and allies were found.
The Druids had close links with Gaul (now France)
and the French were determined to give Siluria a chance.
From Swansea to Bangor, from Caerphilly to Neath
The Druids were now all armed to the teeth
Scotland and Ireland answer their Welsh cousins call
pledging aid and predicting the Druids will fall.
The Welsh were armed with promises made
that their cousins the Celts will come to their aid.
Anger bred anger and gave birth to strife
as an eye for an eye moved to life for a life.
After years of keeping the two sides apart
the English, as usual decide to depart
The UN debate and decide to divide
splitting the country with half to each side.
The Druids rejoice as Siluria is born
and the Welsh awake to a tenuous dawn.
The Celt alliance with it’s arsenal full
couldn’t decide which direction to pull.
The Druids were united, well armed and supplied
winning most of the battles they advanced on all sides.
When the dust settled and the ceasefire was signed
from Monmouth to Fishguard they’d drawn a green line.
Displaced and dispersed floods of Welsh refugees
left homes and crossed borders by land and by sea .
Fifty years later after numerous wars
Wales is confined to Snowdonia and Anglesey’s shores.
Some Druids emboldened now strengthen their claims
saying Wales never existed it was only a name.
The Welsh it turns out are a troublesome lot
they revolted and rioted from Maesteg to Splott.
They stubbornly resist signing any Druid plans
that don’t involve the return of their lands.
Some people argue that the French are to blame
their military assistance tipped the balance of the game.
Four point 9 million dollars is the figure they say
That the French give the druids, every single day
The Druids removed churches built on their ancient sacred sites
and settlers in Snowdonia now control the strategic heights.
They are confident in their security as the darkness falls.
Now the government is building the exclusion wall.
I supported the Druids after all they’d been through
but I’m struggling to justifying the things that they now do.
Critical comments about Druids raise the finger of blame
“ anti-druid” they say as they mark you with shame.
Now I ponder and wonder , how is it justified
to excuse your injustices, because you ancestors died
How many druids deaths did it take, over countless tragic nights
To legitimise the denial of the Welshmen’s rights.
Imagine the Druid’s claimed Wales as their own
and from four corners return to their ancestors home.
For centuries their forebears the “Silures” lived there,
before exiled by Romans they roamed in despair.
History records over centuries to come
slaughter, injustice and dark deeds done
The Druids were desperate, convictions ran high
the time of return to ‘Siluria’ was nigh.
After centuries of oppression, exile and pain
they returned to their homeland to settle again.
Slowly at first so it didn’t look planned
the Druids bought whatever they could of the land.
The Welsh weren’t too happy as more Druids arrived
fearing dreams of their own nation would soon be denied
Most Welshmen weren’t Druids but sons of Cymre
with no less desire for their own liberty.
But hot headed radicals soon had their say
shouting “throw all the Druids in Cardigan Bay”,
“druids eat babies”, “they’ll kill you at home”
as the seeds of the conflict were liberally sown.
Peace slipped out slowly and I’m sorry to say
Politics and religion just got in the way
Looking for friends each side cast around
as support was enlisted and allies were found.
The Druids had close links with Gaul (now France)
and the French were determined to give Siluria a chance.
From Swansea to Bangor, from Caerphilly to Neath
The Druids were now all armed to the teeth
Scotland and Ireland answer their Welsh cousins call
pledging aid and predicting the Druids will fall.
The Welsh were armed with promises made
that their cousins the Celts will come to their aid.
Anger bred anger and gave birth to strife
as an eye for an eye moved to life for a life.
After years of keeping the two sides apart
the English, as usual decide to depart
The UN debate and decide to divide
splitting the country with half to each side.
The Druids rejoice as Siluria is born
and the Welsh awake to a tenuous dawn.
The Celt alliance with it’s arsenal full
couldn’t decide which direction to pull.
The Druids were united, well armed and supplied
winning most of the battles they advanced on all sides.
When the dust settled and the ceasefire was signed
from Monmouth to Fishguard they’d drawn a green line.
Displaced and dispersed floods of Welsh refugees
left homes and crossed borders by land and by sea .
Fifty years later after numerous wars
Wales is confined to Snowdonia and Anglesey’s shores.
Some Druids emboldened now strengthen their claims
saying Wales never existed it was only a name.
The Welsh it turns out are a troublesome lot
they revolted and rioted from Maesteg to Splott.
They stubbornly resist signing any Druid plans
that don’t involve the return of their lands.
Some people argue that the French are to blame
their military assistance tipped the balance of the game.
Four point 9 million dollars is the figure they say
That the French give the druids, every single day
The Druids removed churches built on their ancient sacred sites
and settlers in Snowdonia now control the strategic heights.
They are confident in their security as the darkness falls.
Now the government is building the exclusion wall.
I supported the Druids after all they’d been through
but I’m struggling to justifying the things that they now do.
Critical comments about Druids raise the finger of blame
“ anti-druid” they say as they mark you with shame.
Now I ponder and wonder , how is it justified
to excuse your injustices, because you ancestors died
How many druids deaths did it take, over countless tragic nights
To legitimise the denial of the Welshmen’s rights.
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