Paul Ryan, a resident of Louth, with a poem from his collection.

The mirrors reflection
Foreign to me
Not the man
I wanted to be.
Unanchored now
Cast adrift
Haunted memories
Through which I sift.
Poisoned by narrowness
Tattooed with doubt
Gripped by fear
Day in day out.
‘Twas never our fault
We succumbed to their rage
All together
Turn the page.

The Christian Brothers



Paul Ryan, a resident of Louth, with a poem from his collection.

The mirrors reflection
Foreign to me
Not the man
I wanted to be.
Unanchored now
Cast adrift
Haunted memories
Through which I sift.
Poisoned by narrowness
Tattooed with doubt
Gripped by fear
Day in day out.
‘Twas never our fault
We succumbed to their rage
All together
Turn the page.

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