Disciples of Jesus
‘Sons of thunder’
Wanted to call down fire
To consume a Samaritan village
For its hostility
But Jesus rebuked their ire
And led them on elsewhere
Unleashing anger
Has no utility
You do not know
He told them
The spirit now in you
Dangerous fuel
Do not set alight
For once we start upon that road
The burning never stops
Until the world’s aflame
A fearful sight
I’ve been watching 9/11 again
Films to mark the year
And ‘The World at War’
A daily item play
The horror of those stories
What man will do to man
We know not of what spirit
Now we are
But Jesus knew
And warned us
And Jesus paid the price
Facing all the angers of the world
And risen now in glory
He calls us do not sleep
Wake up and face the day
And save this world
Brian Fahy
31 August 2021
Erris Poetry 