Unrest

The boy was still there 20 minutes later
When his master came to fetch him
And dismissed the company of imps
He was carried to his room
For a day and a night, he did not eat
For a further week he remained mute and unresponsive
But at length, he regained his speech
And was able to resume his studies
His master never referred to the incident again
But he was satisfied with the outcome of the lesson
With the well of hate and fear that had been dug for his apprentice
In that sunny room
He did not speak of it to anyone
But the shadow of it never left his heart
He was 6 years old at the time
People pumping all this shit out at a thousand miles per hour…
Uh, I think there are a lot of really good people working in the HSE, um
And is it fit for purpose?
It’s not the best… structure to provide our health services
And is it fit for purpose?
You see, as Taoiseach that pause, tells me, is a no
(stammering)