Nation of Compassion: A Poem by Richard Morgan

You will not see it advertised

It has long escaped from fashion

But the visa application’s free

For the Nation of Compassion

You should not expect a border check

Or a long stay in detention

Yet the right of shelter for us all

Is too threatening to mention

No boundaries, but the ones you draw

Transit camps without a station

There’s no bribe nor hate, decades-long wait

For a passport in this nation

For you will not see it televised

It’s an unseen revolution

Whose articles are made from faith

In a kindness constitution

So go whisper it most quietly

Start to building with your neighbour

And the boats by which you sail your lives

Will find refuge in this harbour.

30 November, 2024

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