for years I had been told
fans had broken turnstiles
that they were drunk
stole from dead fans
I had been told
they didn’t have tickets
that they smelt of alcohol
that everyone was dead by 3.15
I had been told
that the police and coroner
only dealt with facts
and always told the truth
yesterday I found out
everything I had been told
was a lie everything
© Jim Bennett
Hillsborough report: 41 of the 96 dead 'had potential to survive'
Author of 67 books and proprietor of Poetry Kit, Jim tours throughout the year giving reading and performances of his poetry and songs.
