Rogue nation

We are the rogue nation

Posed on the edge of the world

When the planet is greenIng

We keep dragging our feet

And dig deeper, dig larger

Destroying our land, our world

Soon our offering won't be worth

The dust disturbed

We are the rogue nation

The treaties we sign

We don't intend to respect

We pledge our help

Keeping our doctors home

And our borders close

Detaining refugees in camps overseas

Sending war planes instead.

Lucette C. Bailliet

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Twenty-three

You've turned twenty three

Have a great birthday!

There is no doubt about it

You turned into a young lady

Despite my lousy motherly skills.

I thank you for teaching me

How to be a better person

A carer in the first place

I am grateful to you

For having shared with me

Your infancy and childhood 

Full of dreams and fantasy

For giving me a second go

On being a teenager

It was easier this time around

I didn't have to go through

The angst of daily life 

And acceptance

Age was the buffer I needed

I enjoyed every minute

So I'm grateful to you.

And don't forget

Have a great birthday!

Lucette C. Bailliet

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Call me

Like the moon in an eclipse

You hide your face and disappear

Though you are still there, I know,

You do not answer my calls

What have I done to deserve this?

I've been patient, so patient

I've given in all your demands

So why the cold treatment?

You can't fix this?

A few words would help

To clarify it all,

Be it the end or not,

I need to know, call me.

Lucette C. Bailliet 

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