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Grass Roots And Ready (Expletives Omitted)

Andy Lockett

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 ” Man On, Square, Kick It…Push Up, Push Up
Twiggy, TWIGGY ! Yes, Yes, No. No.”

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Shouts across an open park, Sunday morning
Tension. This is important.
World Cup Final, Champions’ League, forget it.
No contest.

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 A match up worthy of the name, crunching
Tackles. No quarter asked. Or given.

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 ” Keeper Yours, Jimmy, Dazza, Knock It Long.
Space, Go Go Go…Mine Freddie, Mine; Switch
It ! ”

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Half time, change round. No respite. Ref gets
Agitated as tempers fray. Names are taken…
Pitch cuts up; ball bounces crazily, no smooth
Interpassing here. Scramble, scrap, fight for it.

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 ” Come On, Five Minutes…Hold It Bob, HOLD IT.
Dave Boy, Run On. Make It Yours, Now Now…”

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 ” Goooaaal !!!! ”

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 All troop off, sweat wet, knackered. Some won,
Some lost. For fun, sure. For real, without doubt.

© Andy Lockett 2008

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/grass-roots-and-ready-expletives-omitted/