Guns, Guns, Guns

by St. Matthew’s N.S. Sandymount

Guns, guns, guns!
Michael Collins versus Eamon de Valera
Guns, guns, guns!
Shots ringing through the air
Guns, guns, guns!
Running footsteps to save their lives from
Guns, guns, guns!
Mobs with bombs, knives, and
Guns, guns, guns!
The people want to stop, they don’t like the
Guns, guns, guns!
Screaming and crying from the
Guns, guns, guns!
Devastation and despair only from the
Guns, guns, guns!
These are the things that war can bring
Guns, guns, guns!

Written by pupils at St. Matthew’s N.S., Sandymount, as part of Poetry as Commemoration workshops led by Lucinda Jacob in May 2022.

Cover image: Photograph by W.D. Hogan of three Irish Free State Army members in offensive position on the stairs of a building
Collection: Desmond FitzGerald Photographs
UCD Archives P80/PH/40