My Plot Of Land

I never gave up on
Ireland
Ireland gave up on
Me
Ex pats expect an
Open door
But it’s not the case
For deserters
Refugees have more
Rights
It should be so, they
Have honour

AWOL Irishmen have
No excuses
We abandoned our
Struggling nation
Those who stay deserve
Those who leave don’t
We were economic migrants
To welfare states

To boat people are fleeing
War starvation and tyranny
You are welcome in
My land
I am a homeless native
Living permanently in
A camper van

The Gazans won’t leave

Home is where your fossils
Are

But I own a grave in Mallow.