Afghanistan – what do I know?
Not a lot I credit you
But I know a man who tells it true
An article I direct you to
A Guardian writer
Jonathon Steele his name
80 years – an elder now
A wise man of the world
He gives us simple history
If you want the story told
We invaded a country far away
Distance softens impact
Like Czechoslovakia long ago
‘A far away land of which we know little’
And so we let it go
Put quite simply
We shouldn’t be there
Who do we think we are!
Military might gives us the right?
Still paying for Bush and Blair
After 9/11 Bush thought he had the right
To do whatever the hell he chose
‘Dieu et mon droit’ becomes an excuse
To give someone a bloody nose
We are warfare’s children
World Wars One and Two
Last night I watched a film again
Nanking massacre!
The frightening things we do!
Learn the lesson
Learn it now
Violence brings more harm
Lay down the gun
Train your tongue
Help the world find calm
Brian Fahy
20 August 2021
Erris Poetry 