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2 Tragedies

Mike Bartram

Monday, February 4th, 2013

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Two very separate tragedies an outcome just the same.
Lives lost and ruined forever, no victim at all to blame.
Be it lives taken away on a terrace or in the Munich snow.
Each club suffered terribly, so respect we ought to show.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Heroes a plenty, a goalkeeper and fans spring to mind.
Every death and casualty, an innocent person you’ll find.
Yet both tragedies could have been avoided, surely a fact.
An overnight stay rejected, an unfit terrace over packed.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Every person that died, they all shared a common love.
So respect will be shown for each other in Heaven above.
But here on Earth it’s a different matter for some I’d say.
Time now for a new era; don’t let the past stand in our way.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Two massive football clubs, a fierce rivalry second to none.
Long may that rivalry continue, no Kopite would want it gone.
But mocking any tragedy, from that there’s nothing to gain.
Both set of fans should respect each other’s loss the same.

Notes

In rememberance and respect to all who suffered in the Munich Air disaster and a reminder some things in life are bigger than football….we’re all in this beautiful game together.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/2-tragedies/