Only the Irish dead listened to me
by Landa wo
Only the Irish dead listened to me
With sincere attention
And the knowledge of struggle in their heart
The Cabindan resistance fighters have fallen
The bare breasts of the widows of Landana
Cradled the horizon
The song of liberty flows away
Only the Irish dead listened to me
Because they died for their independence.
Cabinda standing
Reproduced with kind permission of the author. This poem will feature on the Poetry Jukebox installation in IMMA from October 2023 to April 2024.