A Community Protection Camp

Community Protection Camp

Building towers

Reinforcing commitment

With cemented wheelie bins

And chains of dedication

The drums beat the dance right out of you

And the pipes call the souls out to play

Cold wind whips normality aside and

Paint-trailed words of love, show the way

Soothed with the fruit and veg of human kindness

Community gratitude for what ‘s being endured

For what ‘s to come

And for what can never be 

…if only

The Protectors succeed

The poets, dreamers, lovers and the lost

Refresh & replenish here

Pit stops to pick up 

Love, hope, determination, passion, beauty

From the muddy hands clasped in solidarity

The chilled cheeks kissed to feel humanity

The warm hugs seized for the memories

 Protectors of the land 

…have come home