We wake
in the itchy clothing
of defeat,
crave
the fitted suit
of success,
the easy smiles,
the seamless replay
of expectation.
Instead
we don
the cast-off clothes
of older siblings,
shuffle
in the shadows
and scour
the pockets
for crumpled bank-notes.
© Maurice Devitt
Andrews praises Ireland fans but Roy Keane criticises the Irish mentality
Maurice is reading for an MA in Poetry Studies at Mater Dei, and has recently been short-listed for the Listowel Writers’ Week Poetry Collection Competition. He is working towards a first collection.
