The world is full of poison.
It’s in the air we breathe
It’s in the food we eat
In the water we drink
The medicines we take
The clothes we wear
The products we use
It’s printed in papers
Broadcast in news
Hidden in books
Made into movies
Recorded as songs
Written in speeches
Disguised as policies
Protected by politicians
Brandished by bankers
Infecting police
Achieving injustice
Thriving in torture
Breeding in war
Making families refugees
But by far the worst kind of poison lives in the hearts of the ignorant and selfish who choose not to see the truth or show compassion – because by doing so they keep it in the world.
I’m shocked to discover I know some.
Let the blame for the refugee crisis fall squarely where it belongs – with the arrogant, corrupt, self-serving governments and corporations of the world – who made the refugees’ homes and countries unfit to live in.
God help us if we don’t.
Sean Hunter
