P E C Frontline

Growing up on a small council estate
         pretty close knit and plenty of mates
            we had our own little squad
              the park end crew, were like a pod
            
                 We went through a stage of oppertunist thieves
                    but what was to follow nobody believes
                      just of what was about to come in store
                         organised violence football hard core

                             The length and bredth of England,our firm travelled
                               coming up against the best and coming unravelled
                                 an incident occurred that would change my life
                                   the judge said to me, you did use a knife.

                                         12 lads went to jail for 39 years
                                            some hard faced and some with tears
                                               16 years old,5 years on my head
                                                 going to jail to lay on my bed.....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Dufresne Avatar
July 4, 2011 at 9:06 AM
well written narrative and hard - very hard. keep on writing, Paul
Beadnall Avatar
November 16, 2012 at 5:31 PM
A belated thank you Robert, blessings from Paul.
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