“Our lives are but specks of sand — better to use the time we have usefully.”
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In this time of fractures
Of the emergence
Of old hatreds
The telling of lies
When politicians, our leaders
Seem unable to refrain
From encouraging fear
We need to build bridges not walls.
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Bridges aren’t just about getting somewhere
In this age of having to get somewhere
Bridges are about connections
About joining one side to another
To join the divides and separations
Bridges span different views
Bridges connect generations
We need to build bridges not walls.
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Bridges make things come together
Make old and new things one
Bridges make life possible
Bridges span and connect
Bridges aren’t about divisions
Bridges join and mend
We need to build bridges not walls.
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Bridging the gulf between us
Help us to speak to one another
Allow us to bring things in
Allow us to take things out
Allow us to meet and share
Allow us to see things anew
Bridges join and renew
We need to build bridges not walls.
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To span divides, connect, renew
Bridges are life givers
So not let divides
Part us from life
Or keep us away from one another
Bridges give meaning not walls
So let’s build bridges together
We need to build bridges together not walls
We need to build bridges together not walls
We need to build bridges not walls.
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©robcullen13012021
“Our lives are but specks of sand – better to use the time we have usefully- build bridges not walls.”
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