Paying Homage

Paying Homage Awaiting the news, anxious for a cash day, calling friends, only a few replied. Searching for answers, only music for hay, returned calls, then you supplied. Austerity cuts hurting the Western poor, similar to a normal day for Eastern bites. Hospital, school, factory workers mop a Northern floor, left now laminating and missing those Southern nights. A divisive figure passes, levelled far too many lands, a magical garden appears in far away sands. Regrets, threats, defeats, victories; does it matter? Speaking of current times and old times; review the latter. Took the choice to move and study those rights abroad, they had no choice, unfortunate products of the state. A decade on, worse off, no need too applaud, takes a tough time to flush out a friend; much homage to a mate. © Shane Cogan, 2013