Let’s lay our bodies down
upon these blood-soaked sands,
bake our white skins brown
on these confiscated lands.
Let’s raise a cheery toast
to the dead and dispossessed
cause we all know what matters most
is what we think is best.
Let’s taste the fruits of victory
under our blazing sun,
invent heroic histories
excusing what we've done.
Let’s raise our sullied spirits
with an anthem to pure power
and let the whole world hear it
for this truly is our hour.
Let’s make ethical this cleansing
with the stroke of a silver pen
and pretend a happy ending
has been achieved… again.
Craig Spence