Poems for John Hume - The Man from Derry
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He walked the corridors of power
He spoke to everyone he met
He knocked on every door
He saw the fear in people’s eyes
He also saw their tears
He felt the pain inside their hearts
He heard the cries they cried in vain
No matter how hard or tough it got
No matter how many times turned down
No matter how many doors were closed
It never made him stop
In fact it made him stronger
More determined than before
He never turned or walked away
Till they heard what he had to say
Just like Martin Luther King
John also had a dream
To walk the path of civil rights
To see his people live in peace
He took the gun and bullet off the street
He silenced all the bombs
He took away the misery
He stopped the slaughter and the killings
You have changed the face of Ireland
You have brought the divided together
You will always be remembered
John Hume the Man from Derry
By Diarmuid Scullin
Cookstown