Laser Gang

‘LASER GANG’S RACIST TAUNTS AND THREATS’
(Central Somerset Gazette 29/07/2010)

Glastonbury - the place to be,
tolerant of difference in our society,
warm and welcoming, whoever you are,
a traveller from Weare or in a hippy car,
witches and druids, no one’s out of place,
unless of course we talk about race,
then, it seems, there is a different fate.

Roma, black or asian treated to hate
by terrorists who terrify those they do not rate.
Living safe in Glastonbury, having lots of ‘mates’,
with megaphones and laser guns the weaponry to scare.

You know these people; you need to stand and stare
at someone’s sons and daughters, maybe just next door?
Go and ask the questions, listen out for more
note disgraceful actions, tell all when its found
or jeopardise the 'unity of being' in the town,
sap serenity itself, drive visitors away.
Step forth and be counted, let your anger claim the day.
Challenge, check and testify things done in your name
or the fantasy of Glastonbury will be forever stained.
A diversity collective is what makes it hum and thrive;
lose that sense, the question is, how does the town survive?