My English Rose Poem by Twilight Whispers

Stand proud to be British! - that's what they say.
Never wish you were an other nationality.
Sing your national anthem with pride without regret.
Love your country - love your Queen.
Be grateful for what you have and
Be glad that we're free.

I'm not always proud to be British. Not
when our old prime minister sent all those
Innocent boys to war.
Most of which,
Are not ever going to come home.

Yes, sometimes I do wish I was another nationality.
And you wonder why I cry when I come home from holiday?
You wonder why I don't want to return, why I don't want
To leave my comfort and safety of my new found
Trust and loyalty in the country I've visited?

No - I don't always love my country. Not always
Do I love this country...why does the whole world speak
English, and the English don't speak the whole world?
Why are we so lazy that we let all the people of the globe
Learn our language?

I love the Queen. That much is true.

And, looking around the world, I am always grateful for
What I have.
I have love,
I have family and
I have friends who will
Surround me for
Ever.

Dear God, I am clutching my English rose
And I am just hope you can understand my wishes
That we stop being so proud of who we are.
People are hurting out there,
And our pride is getting in the way
Of helping them.

God, please help.