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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350835" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Death of Joy Gardner</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">They put a leather belt around her<br>13 feet of tape and bound her <br>Handcuffs to secure her <br>And only God knows what else,<br>She's illegal, so deport her <br>Said the Empire that brought her <br>She died, <br>Nobody killed her<br>And she never killed herself. <br>It is our job to make her <br>Return to Jamaica <br>Said the Alien Deporters<br>Who deports people like me, <br>It was said she had a warning <br>That the officers were calling <br>On that deadly July morning <br>As her young son watched TV.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">An officer unplugged the phone <br>Mother and child were now alone <br>When all they wanted was a home <br>A child watch Mummy die, <br>No matter what the law may say<br>A mother should not die this way <br>Let human rights come into play <br>And to everyone apply. <br>I know not of a perfect race<br>I know not of a perfect place <br>I know this is not a simple case <br>Of Yardies on the move, <br>We must talk some Race Relations<br>With the folks from immigration <br>About this kind of deportation <br>If things are to improve. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Let it go down in history <br>The word is that officially<br>She died democratically <br>In 13 feet of tape, <br>That Christian was over here <br>Because pirates were over there <br>The Bible sent us everywhere <br>To make Great Britain great. <br>Here lies the extradition squad <br>And we should all now pray to God <br>That as they go about their job <br>They make not one mistake, <br>For I fear as I walk the streets<br>That one day I just may meet <br>Officials who may tie my feet <br>And how would I escape.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I see my people demonstrating <br>And educated folks debating <br>The way they're separating <br>The elder from the youth, <br>When all they are demanding <br>Is a little overstanding <br>They too have family planning<br>Now their children want the truth.<br>As I move around I am eyeing <br>So many poets crying <br>And so many poets trying <br>To articulate the grief, <br>I cannot help but wonder <br>How the alien deporters <br>(As they said to press reporters)<br>Can feel absolute relief.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Benjamin+Zephaniah">Benjamin Zephaniah</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=350835" data-title="The Death of Joy Gardner de Benjamin Zephaniah" data-description="They put a leather belt around her 13 feet of tape and bound her Handcuffs to secure her And only God knows what else, She's illegal, so deport her Said the Empire that brought her She died, Nobody killed her And she never killed herself. It..."></div> </div> </div>
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