Let Us Peasants Burn All But The Keep (Print)

Mikey Cullens 2024 widely received and culturally significant piece ‘Let Us Peasants Burn All But The Keep’ is available in print form from Connolly Books, with iconic artwork from a master of the craft Sean Fitzgerald . Originally published in Totally Dublin the poem calls for the rejection of the division fostered by the traitorous right and instead calls on all people to stand together to face the ruling class and thier lackies in government who do thier bidding.

Proceeds from sales will be donated to the Capuchin Day Centre.

Printed on 300 gram uncoded FSC paper in A4 size.

The text reads

"This town is burning
And some can’t see it
From atop their castle turrets ,

Those in the fire can’t see the light
And those in high sky light don’t see the fire -

Though they flan the flames in many ways
It’s others that they blame ,

The right do their bidding
To keep the towers intact,
Strawmen used to deflect
Bogeymen used to distract ,

Men of impure ideology
With their avaricious and duplicitous
and
Their agendas of hypocrisy
Whip impressionable minds into frenzy,

-‘those lads there , that’s your enemy!
He wants your house ,
he covets your wife ,
He’s the reason for all of your strife’ ,

Forget your housing , healthcare , social welfare
He’s going to take it all ,

While those up in the castle untouched laugh at your conclusions ,
Accumulating gold while you grow old

And point the finger elsewhere

They laugh, as the other side of the same coin
The one they all cherish above life itself
Do their dirty work to distract from their plundering ,

They laugh at us the plebs bellow forgotten long ago
Yet their castle of cards kept stacked by our tax ,

The root causes forgotten as many now begotten
To the hatred of another,
Who’s struggles , cares ,dreams and love are the same as ours ,

We burn ourselves ,

and the memory of those who died in vain
With ideals incompatible with the current system

Though, their memories are used
By both the right and the government
How they manipulate and twist them

-See it suits the suits who have the power

For us to blame those coming from outside the walls,
It keeps the heat of the flames
From burning down

-the banks ,
-Brokers,
-and the Dail,

See it’s not about wings , left or right
It takes both for birds to take air and flight,

Don’t let them distract us
And burn ourselves while the castle stands tall ,

Migrants aren’t the problem ,
They’re the problems deflection of the problem ,
It’s easy to view things in black or white
But, life is far more often grey and complex than can be seen with sight,

Beware solutions that are convenient and expedient ,
Don’t adopt American and British culture wars
To our vastly different historical and cultural shores ,
The anger is justified but don’t let them conquer by divide

just like the British done here before,
And crown agents attempting to do again;
A lot of these so called ‘patriots’ are nothing
More than MI5 in disguise ,they’re modern day g men ,

The housing crisis ,
Homeless crisis,
Cost of living crisis ,
Healthcare crisis

Are the problems,

We’re one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but that wealth , those at the top, the 1% hoard,
It’s not right our youth can’t see a future in their home city and country
And that people litter the doorways and alleyways long ignored ,

Greed is the problem.
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are the problem.
Capitalism is the problem.
Fight the real enemy !

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