Austerity Poem by Mai Murphy Venn

Austerity - Poem by mai venn

In Greece, people say that austerity is cruel
In Ireland, it has become somewhat of the rule
In Greece, they took to the streets and demonstrated
In Ireland, some did and more choose emigration

for those that demonstrate in Jobtown were arrested.
Because some lost their head while they protested.
Could you blame them? Another Troy, Yates would say.
What would he have done if he was there on that day?

He is dead too and gone, he liked O'Leary in the grave
it's the war of words, we fight by pen, and Ireland must be saved.
History is in the making now, each one of us will play a part
Recent events will be memories for the future, let the records start

Hospital trolley's, water charges, withdrawing medical cards, homeless folk.
The list goes on and on till it adds into to an information bank, beyond a joke.
T. D. From, here, there and everywhere in Dail Earainn argue and debate
The people still are tormented by what has happened to our state.