The Road to Larne Leisure Centre.
By Randall Stephen Hall.
Plus “Invisible Coat” A song.
About bullying. See link below . . .
Jesus! Did you see thon events
at Larne Leisure Centre? A group of wee boys with early dementia?
Well you can’t spell “love”, but you certainly know how to break glass and burn stuff.
Can you get a qualification in that skill, so useful to society? Don’t you think you’ve done enough?
Blaming others for your own deficiencies
is really a sad thing. My dad would not have understood this thing. He was a gentle man. So i’m writing this to honour him and all my ancestors.
They would be ashamed of you boys.
Maybe you haven’t considered the number of people that Larne Leisure Centre helps everyday in all sorts of ways.
Would you have considered that? Maybe not. Too busy, taking orders from those you may, or may not respect. Ah now, we sometimes give our allegiance to those who are just not worth it. But you are worth it, or
at least, you could be. Instead of bending the knee, do something, to help your own community.
No more harm to Larne and its residents.
Please boys. Wise a bap, sun shines. Mine what you have within you, that is good.
I bet you think I’m just some auld softie sod. That I’m not street wise, don’t do drugs or know what your life is like.
Aye, But, I can guess. I wouldn’t want to be dipped in so much hatred, non love and lack of compassion if you paid me. So I’m sorry for you folks because, you just don’t get it. In the same way you probably didn’t get the right support in school, away back then.
When you were young and open and innocent.
So who paid you to do this work of art at Larne Leisure Centre? You should have videoed that and entered it for the Turner Prize. Theatre of the absurd.
Think of the grannies who meet up for a chat. The men’s groups who glow after exchanging their views with a coffee and cake. A meet up with their mates.
Think of the baby classes, empty squash courts, the swimmers not swimming and early dinners in the Prom Cafe for some older men who live alone.
All these things, that you have ended. What were you defending? The few, like you, dictating to the many.
You have me in tears boys, because i’ve lived all this before. I’ve seen boys like you (now grandfather) being used and then dumped when they were no longer useful or easily manipulated.
It would be easy to totally criticise you all for yesterday, but, I know, within you, there is good and you need opportunities. But these people aren’t taking your jobs away.
You are . . .
The process began a long time ago when you were young. You accepted the hate for yourself and took the turn down the road to today. But, for some of you the potential for change is still there.
I hope for change, for you, but I don’t agree with the compass you carry. For it doesn’t work.
RSH.
Invisible Coat. Song
Listen to Invisible Coat by Randall Stephen Hall on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/
www.randallstephenhallsongs.co
AKA Dangerous Banana
A northern Irish artist.
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