It was not what they called it <br />For the latter is born from nature <br />And therefore not man made. <br /> <br />This was man made- <br />In fact an attempt by non natives <br />To end a race via genocide. <br /> <br />Thousands upon thousands dead <br />Thousands upon thousands forced <br />Into exile across the globe. <br /> <br />And for what- four green fields <br />Whose produce was exported <br />As men, women, and children starved. <br /> <br />Of course the potato was blighted <br />But corn and other produce left our <br />Shores while inhumanity was confirmed.<br /><br />Liam ó Comáin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-irish-famine/
