They
shouted: "Stop the boats!"
In
a shameless grab for votes
And
turn away those who are most in need.
"Children
thrown overboard," they cried,
As
if it's a choice: some lived, some died,
All
victims of the people smugglers greed.
When
questioned, our politicians
Dismissed
humanitarian notions:
"The
voting public are not so easily led.
There
will always be war and slaughter."
But
what about the bodies in the water?
"We'll
hang them out to dry", they said.
©
shaun patrick green 2018
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