The Legacy Project is an opportunity for all the young people living at our property in Croydon to leave a legacy to the future residents who will follow them. This can take the form of messages of advice to images that inspire and give hope.
The following poem forms part of the display and is written in a format that sees its meaning change if you read it in reverse.
REFUGEES by Brian Bilston
They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or me Should life have dealt a different hand We need to see them for who they really are Chancers and scroungers Layabouts and loungers With bombs up their sleeves Cut-throats and thieves They are not Welcome here We should make them Go back to where they came from They cannot Share our food Share our homes Share our countries Instead let us Build a wall to keep them out It is not okay to say These are people just like us A place should only belong to those who are born there Do not be so stupid to think that The world can be looked at another way
The world can be looked at another way
Do not be so stupid to think that
A place should only belong to those who are born there
These are people just like us
It is not okay to say
Build a wall to keep them out
Instead let us
Share our countries
Share our homes
Share our food
They cannot
Go back to where they came from
We should make them
Welcome here
They are not
Cut-throats and thieves
With bombs up their sleeves
Layabouts and loungers
Chancers and scroungers
We need to see them for who they really are Should life have dealt a different hand
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
So do not tell me
They have no need of our help
The Project
Here are some of the words and photos left behind by residents to help and encourage new residents.
