You cannot always win
Sometimes you lose
You cannot always be your best
Sometimes you cannot choose
Sometimes the wind blows fair for you
Sometimes the wind blows foul
Sometimes you are just so tired
And life just takes it toll
The premier league demands success
Nothing less will do
Big boys and their moneybags
Fans demanding too
This all bread and circuses
Keep us entertained
The moguls and the masses
Making life so strained
MPs shout in parliament
Wanting to be heard
Confrontation all the time
Avalanche of words
It gives us great importance
That we are in the swim
Give me the quiet life anytime
Away from all this din
There is a better pace of life
We do not need the stress
We need the stillness of the heart
And a little tenderness
We need to pay attention
Give others due regard
Everyone has a part to play
This world is our schoolyard
Brian Fahy
8 September 2022
Erris Poetry 