I’ve read enough I feel these days
I am getting tired you see
I’ve read my share of thrillers
And of recent history
I read a lot about the war
I was born shortly after
And my father had been a soldier
So I know about that slaughter
I keep my eye on politics
Though it never seems to change
The UK ruled by Tories
But that’s England for you – strange
Money and self-interest
Are powerful factors both
And the Tories are the experts
They’ve got us by the throat
My lifeline is the gospel
I read it every day
It’s a ticket to where we’re going
Hopefully making hay
It is my great connection
To this world and the next
I will leave my words to grandsons
So they won’t be perplexed
And connection is the keyword
We all belong you see
And rubbing shoulders as we go
We see us healthily
My family and my neighbours
The people on the bus
Help me to live my daily life
Hop on you’re one of us
Brian Fahy
November 6 2022
Erris Poetry 