Topic: Remembering "Red" Micky Devine | |
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Remembering Vol Michael Devine on this his 38th Anniversary, the 10th and last hunger striker to die in 1981. RIP
Poem written by POW Mickey Devine on the eve of his Hunger Strike If Jesus If Jesus Christ appeared tonight With his body bruised and bare And he said he lived in H-Block And asked you did you care If he asked you would you help him Before he went insane To help him bear his burden of suffering and pain I wonder would it stir you To raise your voice and cry To tell the world of torture And all the reasons why? But what about his children Who suffer day and night Have you raised a hand to free them From their lonely hell like night? For this day a broken body Will live through trial and fear And feel the pain of hunger And shed a silent tear He'll take a look around him And to heaven make a plea: "They crucified you, Jesus And they're doing it to me". But even through his anguish When nothing seems worthwhile The thought of home and family Will always raise a smile His friends and comrades too, They've tried their best to help him The question is - will you? Mickey Devine Irish Republican Socialist Movement H-Block 5/Long Kesh 1981. |
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Seems, we posted at the same time
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Seems, we posted at the same time Great minds an all that jazz Larsi.. Maith thΓΊ |
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Aye. Great poem, btw. Tiocfaidh ar la
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Can only imagine what he was going through after watching his comrades die before him, 10 brave sons of Ireland, may they rest in eternal peace
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The Pigs probably wanted him to give up. But he didn't. May none ogf those heroe's deaths be in vain. Beir bua.
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The Pigs probably wanted him to give up. But he didn't. May none ogf those heroe's deaths be in vain. Beir bua. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007pb4/peter-taylor-my-journey-through-the-troubles Just watching this now and it ain't bad journalism, 45 mins in and it is covering the hunger strike |
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The Pigs probably wanted him to give up. But he didn't. May none ogf those heroe's deaths be in vain. Beir bua. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007pb4/peter-taylor-my-journey-through-the-troubles Just watching this now and it ain't bad journalism, 45 mins in and it is covering the hunger strike Gonna have to watch that when I get a wee minute. Thanks for sharing |
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The Pigs probably wanted him to give up. But he didn't. May none ogf those heroe's deaths be in vain. Beir bua. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007pb4/peter-taylor-my-journey-through-the-troubles Just watching this now and it ain't bad journalism, 45 mins in and it is covering the hunger strike Gonna have to watch that when I get a wee minute. Thanks for sharing No worries, it's available for another 3 weeks. |
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