It beggars belief
To hurt a child
The child was not her own
Broken homes and families
Bring broken hearts to burn
With anguish and with anger
Anger that we turn
Upon a child an innocent
One who cannot harm
All hidden from the public gaze
So none to raise alarm
The woman would not come upstairs
To face what she has done
Hide from others hide from self
Hide it from the sun
But all that’s hidden comes to light
Truth will out you see
And though we turn our face away
Everyone will see
Maxwell tells the servants
Don’t look him in the eye
Do the job we pay you for
And if you must reply
Look about you round the room
Or out the window spy
But Epstein does not like you
To look him in the eye
Truth and love essential
Two popes tell us so
The light of truth on everything
Love where e’er you go
Rid your life of all that’s dark
Every little lie
Practise love for everyone
Children should not die
Brian Fahy
3 December 2021
Erris Poetry 