Protected Groups

There was a time when everyone was free to criticise

Anyone they wanted to, but now that is unwise,

For there are many groups today protected by the law

Who could have heartily been mocked or told home truths before.

It doesn’t matter if it’s true, or something long believed,

One still can’t make a statement just in case they feel aggrieved.

For they have gained the right to live with criticism banned,

Protected  by some powerful laws which run throughout the land.

Of course not every person is protected in this way,

It’s only for some certain groups this cossetting  holds sway;

Other groups must just accept their critics all the time

And it’s unlikely mocking them will ever be a crime.