30 years

we came from near
we came from far
to trust the truth
to duel and spar
to stand upon
the hill of scarves
to nurture all
that darkness starves

"what then? cried Shankly's ghost.. what then?"

we lost our souls
all ninety six
and wrote their names
upon the bricks
and lit a flame
on every shirt
so justice knew
their family's hurt
and sang
"you'll never walk alone"
through Madrid Squares
and dusty Rome

what then?.. cried the the thief of time, what then..?

we woke to greet
the phantom dawns
as passion fought
the corporate pawns
to bleed away
and leverage hope
to bitter end
we burned the rope
and rose again
as europe fell
to the hoards of light
of brave redmen

what then? cried Shankly's ghost.. what then?

the world fell in
to viral rage
that stopped the streets
so fell the blade
and took the dream
and ran away
and stole each light
each smiling ray
but nonetheless
the truth did out
as scousers smiled
from every mouth

thirty years since tropy shown
its true..
"you'll never walk alone"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Jun 2020

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southmiami4321online today!
Very deep happenings in this poem and significance. Thanks for sharing.SM
gnj4u
Hi, yatchsman_7,
Congratulations to The Red on their Premier League championship and to the poet for capturing it so well! Though emotions mix bittersweet with memories of the Hillsborough losses in the stadium in ‘89, scousers and readers cannot help but smile when reading your very poignant poem that honours Shankly, those 96 souls, and celebrates victory over virus and time. The poet adroitly weaves history into verse. Thank you for sharing.
trurorob
Great write RU celebrating great loss and a great win.
Rob
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