Kavi's Protester Poem

A Protester's Shopping List 

By Kavi Hewavitarne

You will need:

A pinch of Anger

Decades of oppression and injustice

Hotpoint kettling

A good size gathering of people

Police brutality and control

National Government intrusion

Media exaggeration and distortion

A lost generation

26 years of illegal wars

A large packet of MPs spinning lies and taking money

A whisk, blend stir and batter of hope to make it bittersweet

A fistful of Robin Hood Tax on bankers, the crunching of marching feet

Homemade creativity and movement

A camera/whistle/horn/ some pick and mix chanting and a placard

And finally a peaceful free flowing soul

This spoken word piece was written in a short period of time in one afternoon and is a direct response to the events which have happened over the last year.