Tadgh Quill-Manley Poet Rhyme

Freedom for Some

In the Mansion House
On a January day
The framework of the nation 
And its future did lay

Deputy Johnson
Brought forth his brand-new assignment 
If the Democratic Programme did pass 
T’would alter our social alignment

Yet, Johnson and Labour
Were met with strict opposition 
Economic democracy
Was not the Gaelic League’s mission

Instead, fix the language 
And paint the letterbox green 
To feed the bootless children 
They were none too keen

A state of ‘freedom’ being 
Rhetorical and flowerful
All that changed was
The colour of the flag
And the accents of the powerful

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Randy Freie August 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM Aah, my brother from similar, but separate seas. All tears wept are salty, as am I. Governments don't enhance other's lives, just their own. People caring about other people changes lives, all of ours. So, keep fighting the good fight, from morning thru night, with untrammeled sight. You're not alone, so stay by the phone, the real one, not a clone. Freedom will ring, when we all sing, the same song. Right or wrong, it will be by our will. Will you?