“WITH NOTHING” 11/11/26
With nothing to hide
and no race hate promoted,
I would still deride
how some DUM people voted.
Once I’m still, inside,
to what’s true, I’m devoted
and yet, unimplied,
my protest’s full throated.
So TVs that spied
had camera eyes coated.
The off switch had died
was suddenly noted.
Privacy denied
by elites and those bloated
by slow genocide
AND race hate promoted.
“WHERE CHILDREN SHOULD GROW” 2/11/26
Broken allegiances
between former brothers in arms
against a common foe.
But shared instances
dissolve when one, children has harmed
and has chosen to go
down extermination’s road.
There’s murder in the olive farms
and where children should grow
But we don’t automatically share
the burden of holocaust guilt.
Our supportive hands were in the air
as a fledgling state was built
beyond an empire’s snare
but that was aeons ago
before our screens were filled
with killings bravado
and belief no-one should be spared.
“NUKE RAINDROPS” 21/2/22
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If the new crane’s fall, under Eunice’s rage,
has the faintest smack
of state covert force attacks,
then the call to engage scaffolders
may have come too late.
The oligarchs and sycophants,
who quiver when Pavlov’s sulimov barks,
know this carnivorous cur,
with its darkest, expansionistic intentions,
once stirred, is boundary averse.
We’re incessantly immersed
in media coverage of the dress rehearsals
for the war theatre’s run
and the incendiary words used
might light anxiety’s fuse
since the statutes, on crime, he has annexed.
Where next ? All neutrals inquire
when tense diplomacy tires
and the volume, of fatigued cries
for appeasement, increases
over the crowded chessboard.
Not to be ignored
is Chamberlain’s relieved descent,
walking down the steps of an airplane
into black and white betrayal;
an event to be kept
at the front of brains
in those So Long Table talks.
“JUST CAUSE ?” 21/10/26 (Music Altered: Elavator, Dublin)
The clouds of fear were seeded,
Via letterboxed advice,
As if more signs were needed,
That gamblers had thrown the dice.
And gathered round the table,
Where elites decide our fate,
Munition firms were able
To buy all who’d delegate.
They’ll bolster our defences,
Keep the peace that we deserve,
While scouring through the census
For those old enough to serve.
They’ll calm us with their curfews
Make terrorists of old folk.
Argue with their right wing news ?
They’ll delete you with one stroke.
But we know there’s more of us,
Who will not fight in their wars.
And we know we surely must
Keep protesting for our cause.
“LASTLARF” 6/10/26 (Music (altered) Mescalito Dublin
G’wan ourra dah !! Yer ‘avin’ a larf !!
It isn’t yet time to wrap in a scarf
and broken test tubes with staff wearing masks
were scenes we listed as store away tasks.
Reasons to panic, we’re not scared enough
although we’re already stashing food stuff.
Emergency actions, threats from the east
add to the turmoil from one orange beast.
Frustration burns and ire takes to the streets
sets fire to places, where logic could meet
with short sighted leaders mired in self-gain,
who’ve lost the fight to be trusted again.
Civilisation heads towards cliff-edge fall
since we lost all for one and one for all.
“LASTLARF” 6/10/26
Some works in progress for next album….MAYBE
https://www.reverbnation.com/brendanhickey
LAST ALBUM: “CONVERGENCE”
Dublin poet and musician Brendan Hickey released his third album of songs and poetry on March 9th 2023. The album, titled “Convergence,” features 14 tracks that showcase Hickey’s unique style of blending music with contemporary poetry.
Hickey, who hails from Dublin, has been a prominent figure in the Irish music scene for over three decades! His previous releases, “Vergions” and “Melting into Oneness,” were received warmly, and helped to cement his reputation as a talented poet and performer.
“Convergence” explores various different themes, with Hickey’s distinctive voice and poetic lyrics taking center stage. The album features collaborations with several well-known Irish musicians. Produced by Colin Scallan, it was postponed from last year due to global events. . This album was sound designed by Brendan and gives a nod to the genres of music that he has enjoyed during his three score and ten years on the planet.
A FEW COPIES LEFT 10 euro incl postage
EMAIL: info@ontheverge.ie