Anne Williams
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Anne Williams
A great mother, a brilliant campaigner, a brave warrior
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in April 1989
Her entire world was torn apart, turned on its head
As she and millions watched the nightmare at Hillsborough
Play out before her eyes, her only son lost his life there
On the playing field, as a nation looked on in horror
From that moment and for the rest of her life
She would campaign and fight for justice
For her son and the ninety-seven others
that lost their life that dreadful day
A fight that took her life in so many ways
And filled every hour of her waking days
The horror will forever be burned into the memory
Of those that witnessed it,
But the true injustice was the fact that the establishment
Refused to acknowledge the truth of
what truly happen that day, which was the real crime
people believe the fight took her life, killed her
she would reply at the end of her life
this campaign gave my life a purpose
Because Anne gave football justice
She gave the city of Liverpool justice
The ninety-seven got justice because of Anne
The legacy she leaves is teaching campaigners
That no matter how long it takes,
how hard the journey may appear
continue, keep going, because victory is possible
if you have the courage to continue
Anne was an exceptional mother, an extraordinary woman
A true working-class hero, a souse of extreme courage
Anne Williams this space is a better more just place
For having you live in it
Anne Williams this is a sadder, worse place
For you leaving us, for we are lost
Hillsborough Blues
On a sunny April day in 1989
Kevin a 17-year-old Liverpool fan
Set out excited to watch his team
Hopefully advance to the FA Cup final
After beating Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough
Not unlike thousands of football fans before and since
Unfortunately, tragedy struck that day and Kevin
Alongside 97 others lost their life because of that day
Never to return to the love of their families
Thus started a campaign by his mother Anne
To seek the truth and justice for the 98 including her son
A campaign that would last 30 years
A campaign that would engulf her life
A campaign that would eventually take her life
As she died in 2012 exhausted and having cancer
Anne Williams your legacy that you left is enormous
The shadow you cast is long