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I\u2019m British and I live in France \u2013 how can I not have an opinion on Brexit?  No matter whether you voted for Brexit or not, I don\u2019t think anyone can deny that it is breaking Britain in two.  Just the mention of \u201cThe B Word\u201d really does fire people up with either dread, fear or anger of some description.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been struggling for some time to put into words just what Brexit means to me, how it is impacting my life and the lives of those around me on a daily basis.  Like it or not it is affecting everyone across Britain and Europe and not in a positive way.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my attempt at expressing my feelings\u2026<\/p>\n

The “B” Word<\/h3>\n

I remember a time, not so long ago, when “B” was a simple letter.
A beautiful letter.  A buxom, balanced, bold and becoming letter.
B was for… blowing bubbles at blissful bouncing bonny babies,
and baking bread, buns, biscuits and brioche between breakfast and bed.<\/p>\n

B was for… breath-taking beaches beckoning bounding boarders on bracing breakers,
and bountiful bees buzzing besides babbling blue brooks.<\/p>\n

But now, there is nothing simple about B.
B is bad bestowing bewilderment, bemusement and betrayal.<\/p>\n

B has become brainwashed by bungling bastards boasting benefits on buses,
and has begotten barefaced brazen bigots, bent on backstops, borders and boundaries.
B is for backstabbing bankers and bigwigs building billions, bypassing taxes in Bermuda,
and battles between Brits abroad, left battered and bruised by blind bargaining.<\/p>\n

Don’t mention the “B” word, it boils our blood and brings brothers to blows.<\/p>\n

B is is not bold but brash,
No balanced but bent,
Not better, but bitter and bereft.<\/p>\n

B beseeches the birth of a bankrupt Britain, banishing Blighty, bashed and belittled, to the back of beyond.<\/p>\n

Will BREXIT break Britain?
By Jove boys, it already has!<\/p>\n

By Nikki McArthur
January 2019<\/p>\n

You can also now listen to me reading this poem on my Youtube channel by clicking here <\/a><\/p>\n

What feelings does \u201cThe B word\u201d invoke in you?<\/p>\n

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