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Title: The British
Source: https://m.poemhunter.com/poem/the-british/
Authors: Benjamin Zephaniah
Topics: anti-racism, poetry, anti-racist

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures

And let them settle,

Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

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Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years

Add lots of Norman French to some

Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

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Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,

Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,

Vietnamese and Sudanese.

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Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians

And Pakistanis,

Combine with some Guyanese

And turn up the heat.

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Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,

Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some

Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese

And Palestinians

Then add to the melting pot.

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Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish

Binding them together with English.

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Allow time to be cool.

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Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,

Serve with justice

And enjoy.

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Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

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Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.

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