Were you there?

Soccer . When I hear the whistle It’s like a cannon Giving the signal for the game to start A war between warriors With a victory on their mind With the aim of bypassing the keeper, Getting the ball inside the goal The ball touching the net Setting off the crowd Hearing the screams From […]

Lined up then in such formations Careless of life’s complications Deaf to birdsong, blind to flowers Prepared to chase the ball for hours, . A swarm of boys who heart and soul Must make a beeline for the goal. A kind of ordered anarchy (There was, of course, no referee). . They ran and shouted, […]