1956
Take us away
From earthquake ruins
Our daily struggles
Give us a day
To prove we can
Because we have nothing
We want to do it all
1962
in Santiago’s concrete bowl
Sixty-three thousand witnessed
Seleçao Canarinho
Crowned kings of football
1973
Marked by the Conquistadors’ cross
Held by the arms of the USA
So it was proved
Yet nothing was done
Until Allende stood up
Spoke of his plan
That America could not agree
ITT and CIA
Gave Pinochet all
To dictate play
Again the stadium closed its doors
On tens of thousands
On the field
The man in black
Moved through their midst
Making dreadful decisions
Selecting who was fit
To live or die
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n.b. NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 15 prompt: Find a stamp and go from there. The above stamp is proudly promoting the venue for the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final . It shows the stadium in Santiago, Chile that was to become a place of fear and unspeakable atrocities following the 1973 coup d’etat that the USA promoted and funded by the CIA channelling money to the dictatorship via the local offices of ITT.
CLP 15/04/2024
Journey of Words 