They have us where they want us, lads:
Public against private
Waged against unwaged
Generation against generation
Men against women
Urban against rural
National against immigrant
Frontline against rearguard
They have us where they want us.
And we have them -
In our sights.
© Thomas Martin, 2013
Frontline alliance falls apart in pay split
Thomas Martin lives in Dublin. His poems have been featured in Poetry24, Shot Glass Journal and Nostrovia!. He is currently working on his first verse collection.
