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Robert Enke R.I.P.

Clik The Mouse

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 the sands of depression
were sifted daily
with training
and matchdays

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 but football
is not always
24×7

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 the sands of time
accumulated
in the mind
of Robert Enke

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 when football
was out of mind
so was he

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 on the beaches
of depression
the waves were calling
calling

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 The World Cup
surely
a safety beacon?

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 but the sands shifted
and the memory of Lara
outweighed Leila
and Teresa

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 the local Hamburg Express
outweighed
life

© Clik the mouse, 11th November 2009

Notes

Robert Enke, R.I.P.
born 24th August 1977, died 10th November 2009

our hearts go out to those left behind.

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from BBC sport :

Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide on Tuesday 10th November 2009.

Robert threw himself in front of the Hamburg – Bremen Express.

He had been battling depression and was first treated for the illness in 2003.

His widow Teresa said he feared their adopted daughter Leila would be removed if his illness became public knowledge.

He had also struggled to overcome the death of their biological daughter Lara, who died at the age of two in 2006 of a rare heart condition.

our hearts go out to those left behind.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/robert-enke-r-i-p/?share=google-plus-1