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World Cup Widow

Greg Winders

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 World Cup Widow, accept these few weeks
They are as big a test to any relationship,
You will not see me or have my attention
If you can accept this you will have me forever,

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 Do not compare yourself to football unduly
You cannot compete, but its just for 2 weeks
I did not dream of holding you as a child
Like I dreamt of holding Jules Rimet and the new one
This is my wedding dress moment, my dream proposal
Allow me to savour every moment
Even Ian Wright’s comments, sometimes they’re alright
Complaining may reduce my schedule to England games and highlights
I may have to sacrifice Angola versus Slovenia
But it will cause long term damage to us
I could try to forget, but you know me, I never could

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 Sit and watch if you want
Listen to me debating Hart or Green
Pointless questions to you
But my every thought for months

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 If you need offside explaining, wait till half time
If you like Lampard’s legs, keep it to yourself
If you try to buy me tickets to Brazil in 4 years
I will marry you and buy you the whole Sandra Bullock collection

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 World Cup widow, accept these 2 weeks
Go on that holiday with your old school friends
I’ll pay, wish you well, even pay for a shopping spree
You do deserve some fun

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 For me it will be misery,
The misery of being English,
No Brazilian flair or German mentality,
No Italian brick wall or Argentine cheating
And that moment I was born to see,
I will never see, again and again,
When I see you in 2 weeks and I am sad
It’s not you it’s because England are rubbish
I’ll say never again and you will ease the pain
Make it all better, end the shame

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 I know it sounds awful
That I will be all you abhore
Games kick off at 3 or 4, so you’ll have to cook too
But my dear that is why you are my special one
Forgive my DNA,
This and you, what I was born for,
World Cup widow, that is your role
World Cup widow, thank you, sorry if I Ignore

Notes

To all the women who sacrifice for those they love, thank you, we will remember.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/world-cup-widow/