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96 Reasons

David Kelly

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 96 brothers I’ll never meet,
96 fans I can never greet,
Following your heroes on that sunny April day,
You passed before you had a say.

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 You loved the mighty reds that played the game,
And in our hearts burns the eternal flame,
For we too now know the pain;
the heartbreak, the anger,it still remains.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 I never met you, I know not why-
Those 96 guardian angels had to fly.
To you my heart will always belong,
Written in the stars and inscribed in song.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 The fight for justice will go on,
The truth, the lies that don’t belong,
Have been extinguished in eternal song,
My heart, to you it does belong.

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 You were there in Istanbul in `05,
You keep the spirit of this family alive.
Beyond this city, beyond this club;
You’re our number one, the rest are subs.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 One thing’s for sure-we lest forget,
That `89-that year of death,
Our fans that did us proud,
When God came and brought you to the clouds.

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 And as we sit here and look toward the sky,
Nobody can help but wonder why?
Why I lived when they died-why he’s buried and I cried,
All I know is that it was meant to be, 96 reasons to be free.

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 96 reasons to have hope.

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 96 reasons to live your life,
96 reasons to struggle through strife,
Because that is the true meaning and value of life.
96 reasons no-one can deny.

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 So wipe away your tears and open your eyes,
Tell the stories of those 96 lives.
In the end justice shall prevail,
I’m sure of it-I know, I’ve wailed.
Hand in hand we’ll reach God’s throne,
But for now; You’ll never walk alone.

© David Kelly 17 April 2011

Notes

This poem is for all Liverpool fans worldwide, esp. those present at Hillsborough 22 years ago, and those who lost loved ones at and after the disaster. I wrote this poem because I want to put it at the memorial next year. I have never been at the Hillsborough service. Next year will be my first. In my thoughts and prayers forever, JFT96-YNWA, David Kelly, 21, Laois, Ireland.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/96-reasons-2/