The Things I See in My Teardrops
I can see my father’s funeral
My first child being born
The TV report that led to Live Aid
Liverpool winning their first European Cup
The murder of James Bulger
The demolition of the Berlin Wall
Alan Turing’s suicide
Watching the man with two carrier bags in Tiananmen Square
I can see the assassination of Marin Luther King
My first hearing of the Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
Taking my beloved dog to be put to sleep
Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat
Covid-9 taking one of my friends
My second child being born
Visiting Auschwitz
The signing of the Good Friday agreement
The sinking of The General Belgrano
One of my grandchildren winning an award
I can see the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
The first sight of my bride to be at our wedding
The assassination of JFK
Me playing carefree with my friends when only 8
The Chernobyl disaster
My third child being born
The killing of Baby P
The bravery of Simon Weston
9/11
Churchill’s ‘We shall fight on the beaches' speech
The news that Elvis was dead
Looking upwards in the Sistine Chapel
Hearing that my grandson has been bullied
Standing in front of Van Gogh’s painting, Starry Night
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Nelson Mandela’s release from prison
My mother’s funeral
What can you see in your teardrops?