It is hard to change the habits of a lifetime
And it’s been a long long time since Russia fell
Fell from the clutches of the Romanovs
Into the depths of communism’s well
Invaded twice from Europe’s neighbouring heartland
They suffered millions dying in the snow
And Communism’s cruel cold collective
And a people who have nowhere else to go
Now their own people are arrested
That is nothing new ‘twas always so
And fed a meagre diet of information
Their soldiers fight and go where told to go
The brainwashing of years won’t go away
And memory of woes will linger on
All their sorrows came from out the West
Can’t expect that they will sing our song
The history of invasion from the West
The cruel system suffered from within
Leaves a people unsure and suspicious
And a dictator like Vladimir Putin
Often at my sink with stains resistant
I employ the force of elbow grease to win
Far better is to sit the pan in water
And let the liquid loosen all within
Force will not change the hard of heart
Only the power of love can win
Diplomacy can really play its part
To rid the world of sorrow and of sin
Brian Fahy
7 March 2022
Erris Poetry 