{"id":2980,"date":"2016-07-14T19:32:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T19:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2980"},"modified":"2016-07-14T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T19:35:00","slug":"fear-the-little-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/fear-the-little-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear the Little People"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Phillip<\/a>
Phillip Preston RIP – One of the Jobstown protesters who passed away last week. This humerous poem is dedicated to his memory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The business man from America was in Ireland to see the sights
\nIn Blarney to see and kiss the stone, in Donegal for the Northern Lights
\nIn Dublin he got talking to a politician underneath Christchurch steeple
\nWas fascinated when he was told to “Fear the little people”<\/p>\n

“Have you ever seen them?” asked the yank with wonder in his eyes
\n“I have!” replied the politician, “Tens of thousands”, to the Americans surprise
\n“They come out of no where, all of a sudden your surrounded
\nBut the Guards are brilliant to protect us, so our worries be unfounded”<\/p>\n

Now to see a leprechaun once in a lifetime the American thought lucky
\nBut the police to protect you from them? You wouldn’t see that in Kentucky!
\n“Can you bring me to see them? What makes them angry?” he pleaded…
\n“Its feckin water every time” said the politician… “We are fucked” he conceded<\/p>\n

“We are expecting them out at the next march, in their thousands will be the throng
\nSure if you’ve nothing else to do, you may as well come along”
\nNow the businessman was elated, rang home with the tale
\nHe would broadcast the little people on Facebook live without a fail.<\/p>\n

Now, the little people will be out in September to march as before
\nFor we have taken enough of austerity malarkey, we wont take any more
\nWhat the American will make of thousands of protesters? Id love to be a fly on the wall
\nFor the little people are the citizens to be feared, and not the leprechauns at all!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The little people to be afraid of are not the leprechauns… its the citizens saying they have had enough of austerity and will take no more!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The business man from America was in Ireland to see the sights In Blarney to see and kiss the stone, in Donegal for the Northern Lights In Dublin he got talking to a politician underneath Christchurch steeple Was fascinated when he was told to “Fear the little people” “Have you …<\/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":[571,2],"tags":[3075,3076,663,3074,586,1806,1130,1201,1512,1519],"class_list":["post-2980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austerity","category-satire","tag-3075","tag-american-tourist","tag-austerity-2","tag-citizens","tag-eu","tag-fine-gael","tag-imf","tag-irish-water","tag-march","tag-right2water","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-M4","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1338,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/warning-to-politicians\/","url_meta":{"origin":2980,"position":0},"title":"Warning to Politicians","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"9th December 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Where fear drove comfort out; straw on the floor Was price of conquering security. \"A Warning to Conquerors\" - Donagh MacDonagh We are citizens! 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