A rural town on the border of the Republic / Northern Ireland.
grass. Followed close behind is its owner, four-year-old Shauna.
for like her dollies she too is now homeless.
celebrated was only a reminder of the life that was gone.
shocked me back to reality.
holds a toxic memory for five young children.
grass verges, I soon saw blue lights flashing in the distance.
vests and automatic weapons in hand.
to put on socks or shoes stood barefoot on the cold ground.
home. A man was kneeling, begging with hands clasped.
removing all that once created a home.
his knees with his heavily pregnant wife, Catherine, at his side.
and was soaked by both. I turned to look back at Shauna.
road, dollies retrieved and held tight.
whether or not his paperwork was in order.
this tale of heartache with emotionless expression.
he has failed to give, thereby reinforcing his growing selfloathing.
children's eyes now joined their father's ocean of tears.
the destruction of a family from the comfort of his new Audi.
soaked in urine. A family picture was found on the ground.
joined every person present and wept.
from the child he would never get to hold.
angelic face beside her and thought of their life going forward.
crimes now paid for by innocent children and unborn babies.
attempt to reintroduce eviction into Ireland.
alternative source of employment and new way of life.
with no income or pension.
equivalent to €20 per month in a town with no electricity.
even walking to work to save the bus fare.
I discovered where to find the best deals on materials.
aspirations would have to be put on indefinite hold.
hoped that life could be as good as that day again.
the demolished house was rebuilt on the new separate site.
would be right for all of us.
Woodview, Grey's Lane. It was like divine intervention.
remained to be convinced of this venture.
holding five bundles in his hands.
then changed my mind and removed the file I wanted.
the years erased such thoughts immediately.
a bottle of sparkling wine at the gate.
story was that Bobby Sands had walked the same stairs daily.