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What it is

Apollo Gees

Friday, July 14th, 2006

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 It’s a bag of wind
Slags the naysayer
It’s a pointless pursuit
Pipes the pessimist
We can’t help it
Say the fans

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 It’s boring
States the sloth
It’s sinful
Says the cynic
It’ll all end in tears
Cries the sceptic
We can’t help it
Say the fans

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 It’s ridiculous
Rails the heckler
It’s only for rabble rousers
Rants the agitator
It’s a waste of time
Pans the critic
It’s not as good as it was in my day
Opines the pundit
We can’t help it
Say the fans

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Give it a break
Quoth the quitters
Well, it is summertime, but …
No way
Say the fans, in search of a kickabout

© Apollo Gees, July 2006

Notes

With apologies to German poet Erich Fried (1921 – 1988)

This is inspired by his poem ‘What It Is’ (as translated by Stuart Hood), available at potw.org

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/what-it-is/