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ZZ Strop

mark merriman

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 Captured on camera,
moment of madness from the master
in his final game.
Glasgow kiss from the man from Marseilles
planted on Materazzi’s Azuri chest.
Revenge for ultimate insult
against Madame Zidane, apparently.
Reaction of my nearest and dearest
mirrors the reaction of people
the world over:
open-mouthed astonishment
at the Frenchman’s savagery.
So, early douche for Zidane –
no option for Argentine official.
The lasting image, Italian hatchetman
lying prostrate on the ground
whilst our hero trudges, head bowed,
past the glittering prize
and we are all sadder, somehow.

© mark merriman sept 2004

Notes

I’ll TRY to remember him for all the good things – see my earlier effort, ‘ZZ Top’.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/zz-strop/