1987

1987

you had to be there,
pat had a yankee flag
draped across his wall,
halls of residence,
wharfdale speakers,
U2, building slowly,
bitter love songs
are always the best,

you had to be there,
me & debs
holding hands
eyes touching
like we were more in love
than anyone had ever been,
like we invented sex,

you had to be there,
thatcher’s 1987
the UK full of hate & money
funny how somethings
never change,
how some things
always, remain the same.