Strident shouting back in the day
Scargill versus Thatcher
Communities torn every which way
Weetabix and Milk Snatcher
One or t’other can’t be both
Do or die till death
The mines are gone and Maggie too
Still we catch our breath
Vicious fighting police and all
What a game of soldiers
Moderation went out the door
Broken families told us
Hurts so deep and feelings high
What a way to finish
Closing down an industry
Communities they punish
Scargill’s a lot to answer for
He never called a vote
And Maggie too must answer
Not that St Francis quote!
The drama Sherwood showed it all
The frailty of mankind
When people will not listen up
So happy to be blind
Brian Fahy
29 June 2022
Erris Poetry 