“….caught
in the squall, sir
ordinary
people like me, sir
all
we wanted was to get on, sir
no
trouble sir,
no
hassle, sir
raise
a family, sir
food
on the table, sir
work
and wages, sir
two
nights a week in the pub, sir
simple
things, sir
a
bit of peace and quiet, sir
look
out for each other, sir
stop
looking back, sir
the
here and now, sir
a
future to look forward to, sir
thousands
dead, sir
thousands
maimed, sir
thousands
traumatised, sir
thousands
grieving, sir
what
for, sir
what
for, sir
the
bastards in charge, sir
are
no better than the bastards before, sir
in
the blink of an eye, sir
the
whole thing’s on its arse, sir
but
don’t listen to me, sir
just
an ordinary, ignorant, old has-been, sir
old
shites like me never had a voice, sir
whatever
you say, say nothing, sir
what’s
the bloody point, sir
caught
in the squall, sir….”
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