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[ On the burning of the British embassy in Dublin, 2 March 1972, three days after Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972 ] Resounding across the island The wrong of that Sunday in Derry. Resonating down the decades The justice that was denied. Anger at innocent deaths Found its vent in Merrion Square A Georgian monument In the empire’s second city. A park edged by red-brick buildings Townhouses for a leisured class. A piece of Britain on Irish soil. The crowds swelling and shoving Shouted at the lifeless building. Black flags were held and black coffins Taken up the ushering steps And laid down at the door. The roof collapsed and Flames billowed into The cold night air. The glass of windows Burst out of frames Falling to the ground as Splinters among the coffins. |
