Sos: Save Our Skate-Park Poem by Angela Wybrow

We’ve stated our case loud and clear;
We’ve been skating here for many a year.
It’s one of the best skate parks around:
For us it’s considered hallowed ground.

We’re trying our best to spread the word;
We’re trying to get our voices heard.
To our concrete cave, we’ve added charm:
Just leave us alone – we’re doing no harm!

Of our colourful cavern, with 3-D writing,
We are fond, and now we are fighting
To keep it from the greedy vultures,
Who don’t give a damn about our culture.

Skaters, they travel from miles around
To show off their skills in London Town.
Passers-by love to stand and stare,
As we launch ourselves into the air.

To the Undercroft, we are now attached:
The atmosphere there cannot be matched.
The atmosphere’s vibrant – in no way tame:
Anywhere else just wouldn’t be the same.

We don’t see why we have to move -
Of these new plans, we disapprove.
People have been signing our petition,
And showing their support in our mission.

To us, it really seems quite a mystery,
Why they want to discard our history.
Our favourite place, they want to destroy:
Inside we are feeling angry and annoyed.

It’s where a lot of us learnt our craft:
Moving the park seems completely daft.
At the Undercroft, we’d much rather stay:
Here’s hoping the decision goes our way!