Everyone is wondering
When the war is going to end
Between Russia and Ukraine
How will it go?
What solution will be found?
To help us make a peace
Who will win and who will lose
Our questions never cease
So I took my self to Mearshimer
That modern realist
He told it straight
And I liked what he said
It will not end
A solution won’t be found
A frozen mess the outcome there will be
Think back to World War Two
Who won the battle there?
Nobody won everyone lost
The world looked in despair
Germany was broken
Britain on its knees
And Russia our ‘wartime ally’
Was revealed for what it be
We faced a communist enemy
A cold war ensued
Wars don’t end in victory
Everyone’s abused
And here in Holy Week
The Lord faces his doom
Judas will betray him
And quickly leaves the room
The thing’s a mess
This Passion tale
But it speaks to us again
Live by the sword you die by the sword
Hate is your enemy
So life for you and life for me
Does not know fairy tales
Sorrow and suffering come our way
Like winter storms and gales
But the Lord invites us to his side
To his final victory
Take up the cross and carry it
And gently follow me
Brian Fahy
4 April 2023
Erris Poetry 