Pure lies, theft and deceit will snatch the earth from beneath your feet. Leaving you jobless homeless maybe both, or with a roof over your head but with little hope

I carry a steel umbrella just in case, stopping politicians lies flying in my face. Trying to blind me, deafen me, choke me to death, but it is they not I who are totally bereft

I carry a steel umbrella to protect my brother tho protect my sister, there is no colour we're in this together. Knowledge makes us stronger, ignorance tears us apart; scrutinizing our differences may harden our hearts

I carry a steel umbrella one of hope and knowledge, truth and courage, the list is endless. I wield when I have to strengthen when I don't, still have a lot to learn but close it I won' t