Martin Clunes
A man behaving badly
Became Doc Martin
Good but oddly so
Now in his maturity
A sober kindly copper
We identify with him
He’s good to go
Bringing to our screens
The sorry stories
Of evil men
Their victims and their crimes
Gives us space to mourn
For lives upended
Silent sorrows
Saga of our times
We do not see
The harm and hurt inflicted
On countless victims
In our society
But we know enough
To know our contribution
Can bring some peace
When meeting you and me
They went proactive
Looking for the scoundrel
Narrowed their field of search
And sat in wait
Intelligence paid dividends
Patience won the day
And daily life lived faithfully
Will win – it’s not too late
Brian Fahy
22 September 2021
Erris Poetry 