I am the sight of soldiers

by Jack Donovan Coakley

I am the sight of soldiers
I am the sound of gunshots
I am the smell of gunpowder
I am Dublin city
I am freedom

Written by Jack Donovan Coakley from St. Fiacc’s National School, Graiguecullen, during Poetry as Commemoration workshops led by Caroline Busher in Carlow Library, October 2022.