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<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Did he install the meters
\nOr did he stand in the way
\nOf the men who installed the metres
\nBut were sent away
\nBy ordinary heros
\nNobody tough or rough or hard
\nStood up to bullying builders
\nSecurity officers and guard
\nWas your dad one of these
\nOr was it to install the metres he came?
\nThe future will be asked of your children
\nCan they answer with pride or shame?<\/p>\n
Will they have to lie like some
\nWho were asked about their kind
\nWere they landlords agents or tenants activists
\nAny old excuse the guilt ridden would find
\nSo its up to you and you alone
\nMake your choice: your stand: you can
\nWill your children say you were a hero
\nOr try to hide that you were a Metre Man?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did he install the meters Or did he stand in the way Of the men who installed the metres But were sent away By ordinary heros Nobody tough or rough or hard Stood up to bullying builders Security officers and guard Was your dad one of these Or was it …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[238,663,1201,1519,2095,1524],"class_list":["post-1923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austerity","tag-aaa","tag-austerity-2","tag-irish-water","tag-right2water","tag-uisce-eireann","tag-water-protests-2","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-v1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3226,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/no-handshakes-offered-at-the-most-tragic-funerals\/","url_meta":{"origin":1923,"position":0},"title":"No Handshakes Offered at the Most Tragic Funerals","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"15th October 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Dedicated to and in memory of those who killed themselves as they could not cope with austerity and banks taking their houses. 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