Neuer the Achilles

NEUER THE ACHILLES Horse power? Let the horses keep their power Neuer power is now the toast of all The day all cats chose their king It was Tiger that first wore the crown But Lion roared, bore his fangs And bristled up his mane like Tsunami In a jiffy he dethroned the Tiger Then came the king of catch- Whose ribs are breastplates Whose hands are magnetic tongs- Neuer the Achilles:it was him That shamed the lion and won the crown. Neuer the omniform Massive rock at duty post ; Egal where comes the bullet: Left, right, corner or centre; It comes from corner, He coils on it like a python; It comes from centre, He broods ball like mother-hen; When the gunners come closer He unfolds himself like an Ostrich taking a flight And exclusively ward them off Like a mother-dog chasing intruders Away from its puppies. Daredevil the goalkeeper Keel that keeps the ship afloat: It dares the oceans and shuts them out Says cargo hold is for smile and not for tear; In the air he is a parachute On the ground he is yak or cyclone Open or close the net snores The posts say, ‘it is holiday today’ The ball says, ‘ I am on safe hands today’ Only the gunners keep gnashing their teeth The pains of stillbirths wet their eyes Who shall take me to Deutschland ? Who shall take me to Bayern- Muchen? Let him that will take me to Neuer come now I can’t wait to meet the Archilles. Ade Kayode Adebayo Jan. 2014