True crime stories
What now can we learn?
That Thailand is a paradise
But only if you return
Our atomised existence
Wanting sea and sand
In far distant places
Away from all command
Meeting up with strangers
Suddenly best friends
Off we go together
We know where this will end
Social life has broken down
It’s only me and you
Let’s get drunk together
Now what shall we do?
Sadly in the morning
A crime scene comes to light
The foul deeds of darkness
The folly of the night
Folks back home heart-broken
She was lovely full of life
Now a solemn funeral
Joy all turned to grief
Brian Fahy
1 September 2022
+ People mix in holiday crowds but nobody knows anybody. Anonymity is a dangerous place. The old ways of social mixing have been eroded for many people. Life is atomised and lonely. Watching too many crime stories would send you into deep sadness. Lovely people lose their lives in anonymous circumstances.
Erris Poetry 