Riots of London

Liberty Hall

The halls are packed with Liberty,
She cries FREEDOM on the streets.
The halls are packed with Liberty,
The children forgo their sweets.

Let's have a Ball

Smash and grab, fire asunder
Take what you can, who cares!
Come on people, lets' plunder,
Don't worry about the stares.

It's your Call

Hey coppers, we're over here,
What are you going to do in blue?
Like Goliath you have the spear
But we have our stones too.


England's Fall

Forever England, forever scarred,
A scared community up in arms,
Houses burnt, vehicles charred,
Come citizens, sound the alarm.

Murdered All

Standing up for justice,
Protecting innocent blood,
"That's when the motorist
Ran them over m'lud".

England's Rise

To arms people of England
And bring your brooms to sweep
Up those in the gutter and
Take them off to the Keep

It's Our Call

We'll clear our streets of chard
Of glass and wash away the blood.
We know that recession hits you hard
And poverty's doors opened the flood.

The PM's Call

To those of you who caused this pain
I say to you again and again;
"We shall seek you out, bang on your door
To prison you'll go and join the score."

The Rioters Ball.

To the party the hoodies went
Headline news and infamy gained,
Lusted and busted, their energy spent
Their futures ordained and chained.

Whitehall

The doors of power convened in suit
And Judgement Day sprang to life.
Murmurings and guffaws of repute
Resonated like Churchillian days of rife.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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November 3, 2015 at 9:15 PM
Hi EdwardJ, :) Congratulations on having your poem featured in the soups, Home Page. ~SKAT LOVE~
Clark Avatar
November 4, 2015 at 4:59 AM
Hi SKAT, nice to hear from you again and thanksx
A  Avatar
May 17, 2015 at 11:10 PM
Definitely not a place for me. Ended the poem. Skat
Clark Avatar
May 18, 2015 at 5:04 AM
Hi Skat, well done for ending the poem. They were the riots of Tottenham in London in 2013. They started opposite where my sister lives so very scary for her and everyone who lives in that area. Thank you for your comment, Eddie
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