As I carry the ball forward
I survey all ahead of me – options to the left and to the right
All angles of opportunity…
Or, I consider the direct approach
Like a dagger to the heart
A full frontal assault on the target – a goal to decimate the opposition!
And behind me?
I leave behind the beleaguered
The dispossessed
The unbelievers
The doubters
The shouters – those wanting to belittle me, to disrupt me
To unhinge me, to frighten me, to put me down
Those who try to disparage, to hurt, to blurt…
Body shaming slurs / “retard” / “snowflake” / “clown”
Or worse still
Picking out what makes me different
And using it as a barb, to obstruct, or stop me in my tracks
But all it does is urge me on
I’m conscious we’re in a bubble
Wrapped in concrete and steel
But conscious too, that societal ills
Have seeped into our playscape
Is all this vitriol meant?
Or is it a dint of devilment, a tool to disturb and blunt, the sharpness I bring
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4th September 2021 at 1:18 pm
This is so true. Both of my sons played at junior level and I gave words of encouragement, but never shouted or ranted from the sides like some parents, one bloke went over the top most games and his lad you could tell was nervous and embarrassed. I just wanted my lads to enjoy playing football and not as a competition etc. My eldest son ended up playing professional football, while my other one played at a decent level. The youngster who was ranted at by his crazy father never carried on playing. Let kids enjoy the game but they wont if forced to by obsessive parents.
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29th August 2021 at 12:06 pm
maybe see you at the Fully Charged New Lawn then? Have had some great chats with CU fans before League & Cup games…best C
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27th August 2021 at 10:58 am
Boxing Day 2018
Carlisle 6
Oldham 0
It doesn’t often get that exciting at Brunton Park
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24th August 2021 at 9:14 pm
Great feeling of being in amongst the fans as the goals fly in. 5 nil? Whose paddock is it though?????
We had a mad day like that on Saturday at Forest Green v Crawley (6-3!)
Welcome to Football Poets Brian..more please !
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11th July 2021 at 3:19 pm
Thank you!
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9th July 2021 at 12:35 pm
lovely imagery Carol
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8th July 2021 at 7:56 pm
A more than able Kane – nice one.
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8th July 2021 at 7:54 pm
Apologies, just spotted your rhyme scheme. Don’t do end rhymes too often.
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8th July 2021 at 7:52 pm
I noticed the officials too and wondered what all the kerfuffle was about. Seriously?? Such a shame there always has to be some sort of controversy. Love how you managed to get all this into verse and so quickly. Not sure how you feel about enjambment, but I’d be tempted to tweak line 4 to ‘Danish national anthem booed, flipped over’. But that’s just me. I most certainly agree with your fair play sentiments.
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6th July 2021 at 11:11 pm
Love the wry humour. Good piece.
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