We may be settled, or 'on the road' <br />trying to live our lives in peace <br />But so many times we face oppression <br />and we wish hostility would cease. <br /> <br />We are all tarred with the same brush <br />when someone is to blame <br />we may not have done anything wrong <br />yet we get blamed all the same. <br /> <br />Our lifestyle is a little different <br />but still we pay our way <br />Our rights are supposed to matter <br />but do we really have a say? <br /> <br />We are just ordinary families <br />human beings just like you <br />but the way we get treated sometimes <br /> then again - its nothing new <br /> <br />The barricades stand and the signs go up <br />'No gypsies or travellers here' <br />move along now we don't want you <br />leave now - just disappear. <br /> <br />If you only knew what you are doing <br />what you are putting families through <br />Maybe you'd be more accepting <br />We hope you'll change your view<br /><br />Janice Walkden<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-the-romany-people/
