As I grow old I will march not shuffle – Ingliando Skip to content Ingliando IL TUO PROF DI INGLESE SEMPRE ONLINE Menu Home The Project The Prof Ask the Prof My Bookshop Testimonials Supporters Social Contact Creative Commons Disclaimer News Resources Lessons Use of Verb Tenses Verbs Phrasal Verbs Introduction Common phrasal verbs Mind Maps False Friends British vs. American Proverbs and Sayings Idioms Short Stories Longer Readings BBC Listening Useful Sites Post Archive Levels Council of Europe levels Test your level Absolute Beginners Elementary [A1-A2] Intermediate [B1-B2] Gym Mixed Exercises Elementary Translation Elementary Dictation Intermediate Translation Intermediate Dictation Dictation Passages Pronunciation Practice Master Translator Lost in Translation Multiple Choice Comprehension Telegram Game True or False Fill the Gaps Quiz Time Jokes Puns Pronunciation Vocabulary Audio Elementary Translation Audio Intermediate Translation Audio Elementary Dictation Audio Intermediate Dictation Audio Pronunciation Practice Audio Basic Pronunciation Basic Vocabulary Dictation Passages The Canterville Ghost A New World The Guardian The Conversation Words-in-Action Short Stories Readings Poems As I grow old I will march not shuffle ~ A poem by Brian Bilston ~ As I grow old I will not shuffle to the beat of self-interest and make that slow retreat to the right. I will be a septuagenarian insurrectionist marching with the kids. I shall sing ‘La Marseillaise’, whilst brandishing homemade placards that proclaim ‘DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF THING’. I will be an octogenarian obstructionist, and build unscalable barricades from bottles of flat lemonade, tartan blankets and chicken wire. I will hurl prejudice upon the brazier’s fire. I will be a nonagenarian nonconformist, armed with a ballpoint pen and a hand that shakes with rage not age at politicians’ latest crimes, in strongly worded letters to The Times. I will be a centenarian centurion and allow injustice no admittance. I will stage longstanding sit-ins. My mobility scooter and I will move for no-one. And when I die I will be the scattered ashes that attach themselves to the lashes and blind the eyes of racists and fascists. 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View all posts by Tony Author TonyPosted on 11/06/2020 04/01/2021 Categories poemsTags fascism, intermediate, racism 4 thoughts on “As I grow old I will march not shuffle” luisa zambrotta says: 17/06/2020 at 16:45 Wonderful poem! Reply Tony says: 17/06/2020 at 16:47 Thanks Luisa. Reply violablues says: 11/06/2020 at 22:48 Thanks Tony, that’s a brilliant, wonderful and inspiring poem. Reply Tony says: 11/06/2020 at 23:22 I agree. I felt it was very poignant in this moment. Reply Partecipa anche tu! Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. 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