chemical weapon
falling from the skies and hills
and stopped by a wall
water’s too precious to flow
to other people’s holdings
with hearts and retweets
drip dripping acidity
and idealism
their victory is measured
in tears falling on gravestones
britain’s new passport
blue like the waves we once ruled
a true victory
the french whose navy we whipped
now helping us sail away
Francis James Franklin (Alina Meridon) 