Nigel Fox Poet Free verse

George Bernard Shaw

Back foot Irishman

Who remembers his
tripe 
Major Barbara 
Androcles and the
lion 
are we all asleep !

Just a man of his
time 
like a five minute
pop star
friend of nancy boy
Bosie Douglas
bringing the poor
main man Oscar Wilde
down

Better self love
than grovelling in
the dirt
how can any real man
or woman dislike
Shakespeare
a friend of Michael
IRA Collins
all there a
collection of back
foot Irishmen 

The Irish sadly will
never be free 
trapped in their own
Sunni and Shi-ite
sh**

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Jslambert Mister Roboto August 2, 2014 at 5:28 PM Nice shedding light on some fellow Irish. The ending is brilliant. As for your comment on the Title of my poem :"dumbing down of the USA" It surely pertains to the whole world's blanket over the eyes, especially in the USA. You should read the entire poem. There are some points of interest, much like points of interest in your ode to Bosie and "IRA" Collins. NICE!~ Titles are fun tho'.