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1-2-3…Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini. Mahsa Amini.

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 The World Cup in Qatar, due to begin
Will showcase teary-eyed partisan human beings
Singing national anthems loud n proud in unity.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Only this time, dubious sport, can/will take second place
The World having witnessed a televised live outrage…
Following a state sponsored murder in Iran…Mahsa Amini.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Come on football fans, say her name again…Mahsa Amini
Before England take the to field to play Iran..Mahsa Amini
Prior to an Iran World Cup match…in Qatar…Mahsa Amini
Listening to the match’s live, driving in a car…Mahsa Amini.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 So, when you switch on your high-res plasma screen T.V…
Diet-Coke, Bud, crisps, democracy, perched upon your knee
Thank your God…whomever they may be, for being free…
To disagree, unlike twenty-three-year-old Kurd…Mahsa Amini.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Peace.

Notes

Caught a piece on Newsnight the other evening. Highlighting a human-rights protest due to take place before England play Iran, in Qatar on Monday. That inspired me to write this poem.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/1-2-3-mahsa-amini-mahsa-amini-mahsa-amini/