WC2018 Day 1 – Mish Mash Mix
¶ 1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 52 years of hurt – perpetuated
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Route 66:
Ramsey
ramrods
Irons roster –
resulting in rousing renditions
of raucous revelry
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Russia 2018:
Southgate
sojourns
with squad of softies;
sceptics surmising
serial non-success
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¶ 5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 Rainbow?
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some of us face exclusion
by dint of geography
from the forthcoming football fest
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for some it’s too far to travel
for others, the hosts have too far to travel
towards inclusivity
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where innocuously holding hands
could be a ticket
to a match in jail
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¶ 10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 Before the World Cup Starts:
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Fans will reach fever pitch
Here’s the calm before the storm
Just 48 hours now
‘Til daily matches are the norm
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And because the preceding tv schedules
Are so very, very light
I’m catching up on recordings
To take me through the night
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I scroll through my backlog
Simon Reeve gets first knocking
His world-wide sojourns
Usually somewhere shocking
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As is the case for this series
Where he heads to Caribbean shores
All interesting enough –
But we see no footy scores
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Tho’ we do see, as he patrols with militia
A football rolling down the road
Under the wheels of an armoured vehicle
Half expecting it to explode
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For this is lawless city
The most dangerous place on earth
One full of balaclavas
And Hondurans devoid of mirth
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I wonder will they support
Any of their near neighbours
Costa Rica or Panama –
As they go through World Cup labours?
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Or will they save allegiance
Just like Simon’s driver:
Chelsea – from a land far removed
From a Caribbean deep sea diver
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The show introduces a cardiac cuff –
A lie-detector measuring heart rate spikes
Just imagine the fun if we’re involved on July 15th –
Out sick, but generating 100m likes!
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Note:
San Pedro Sula – “deadliest city on the planet”
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¶ 22 Leave a comment on verse 22 0 At the end of the World Cup:
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Arms aloft
Trophy held high
Faces beam
Gaze up to the sky
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Stars will be lauded
Stories will be told
Laurels bedeck
The heads of the bold
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Value will soar
Agents will chase
Punters will crave
This new-found ace
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