  | Brian Gogarty Brian is a 'Bardist' from mid-Ulster who is married with three weans. He works as a Banker, a job that is driving him insane. He was brought up in the 'City' but has lived in the countryside since 1984. He was runner-up in the Spring artsextra short story competition with his story Dishpan Hands. |
Election Fight (Nov 2003) by Brian Gogarty | This is an extract from Brian's much longer poem which was a Bard of Armagh Finalist Poem in 2003.
How well I remember that day last November
The Bar was stuffed full with Assembly Members.
Big Ian arrived with the rest of his crew
Mark Durkan asked him “What can I get you?”
Ian replied “Mark you know full well
that drinking hard liquor’s a sure road to hell.
I drink ‘pure orange’ and never touch beer
and you know my motto – we’ll have no coke here!”
Well the whole of his party just started to snigger
Said Mitchel McLaughlin “I don’t like that frigger.
Do you think if I gave the bartender some fivers
instead of pure orange, he’d slip them screwdrivers”
“Oh, don’t be so bitter”, said Bairbre de Brun
as she passed him a cocktail of Iced Blue Lagoon.
Then she lifted her own glass and downed it in one
and smiled “With more drink I could fancy his son”.
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