Betting Shop Blues
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Crumpled fiver in my hand,
I stroll down to the bookie,
entering the promised land
for wager on the footie.
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Murmur of hushed voices
from a furtive clientele
who are making all their choices
for the racing at Fontwell.
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Hunched before the tv screens,
old boys fill in their coupons:
9-4, 2-1 and evens
for the likes of Everton.
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Perched astride a tall, green stool,
I study all the matches;
desp’rate for a cash windfall
and watching out for catches.
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‘X’ marks the spot for five draws,
roughly one from each division;
hoping that my thoughts aren’t flawed
thus risking sons’ derision.
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With five aways I’ve had success,
once earning fifty pounds,
but recently I’ve won much less-
in fact a zero, round.
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I often take a gamble
on a correct score double,
hoping Titus Bramble
won’t score to burst my bubble.
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Three results from each section
is the hardest of the lot.
Fifteeen correct predictions
or no winnings, not one jot.
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I hand over crumpled note
to a chap with hacking cough
and, picking up my coat,
I’m ready for the off.
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At the door of betting shop,
I turn round to take a peek
at the punters who can’t stop;
I’ll be back again next week.
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