Daughters of England

We let you down so much

We chose to look the other way

And left you in the rough.

We stepped around the issues

We covered up the crimes

To not upset the other ones

Your needs were pushed aside.

Your white skin was a beacon

To those who sought to harm

But we put the blame on you instead

Of sounding the alarm.

It is the shame of a nation

For which you bear the scars

When we should have protected you

Our most precious jewels by far.

Sacrificed at the altar

Of our great diversity

Which trumps the needs of native folk

And chooses to appease.

Daughters of England

We cannot change the past

But we vow to learn the lessons

And straighten up our backs.

No more should we be silenced

No more shall we be cowed

We'll put our blessed children first

And speak the truth out loud.

Bart 23