We use words
To put the world to rights
Especially over a pint and in a pub
It’s easy then
The ale is comforting
And gentle friends have kindly ears
Where others don’t and therein
Lies the rub
And words now
Reporting violence
And bombs on hospitals
Children under rubble
We watch on not knowing what to do
Make things worse or let them be
Either way a curse on me and you
Use words well
Appeal for war to stop
Appeal for talks and talk
Before our anger reaches boiling point
And words give way to weapons
And weapons wreck the joint
And pray to God
To give us strength to be
Honest citizens who suffer patiently
The slings and arrows of this dreadful time
Have mercy Lord on us
And make us wise
To help the afflicted
And end this cruel crime
Brian Fahy
9 March 2022
Erris Poetry 