Mongrel,

or mixed heritage

invader blood in my heart

conquered and crushed,

victor and heroic warlords

on the battlefield,

the result of taken or ceded

I am a mongrel,

I have no true country

only safe land from water,

only safe land from war,

the grandchild of an immigrant

the grandchild of Cornwall,

potent mix dating back centuries

and now you want me to hate

you want me to condemn

that even my own blood borne out of pillage

and deceit and war and conquered lands,

you want me to hate…

I shall not, I shall not fear, I do not fear,

for I am of many different places,

I call many places a home;

I am a Mongrel

and your blackened heart does not scare me.

 

Ian D. Hall 2016