Park Football
park football
once school duties were over
we all went straight to the park
using jumpers for goalposts
and play until it gets dark
the rule that never got broken
and was abided by all
was that you could be captain
if we played with your ball
two captains are picked
and flip a coin to pick first
each child then judged
from the best to the worst
the release of the tension
as each kid hears his name
your social standing made clear
before the start of the game
just two more players left
before the match then begins
the kid with thick brown glasses
or the fat kid with 5 chins
ill have chunky he can go in goal
hes as good as having twins
you lot can take spectacles
and also you are skins
kick off loomed and excitement grew
on the field of castle batch
the formation of 10 forward players
and two goalies that cant catch
there was always that one skillfull kid
that had magnets on his feet
and the moody angry one
that just cant stand it when hes beat
there was always that tall gangly boy
with arms as long as legs
and that cocky little jack the lad
who is always calling megs
the best bit is when home time looms
and its nearly time for dinner
it doesn’t matter if your 10 nil up
the next goals is the winner
and if the team thats 10-5 down
scores and wins that game
park football rules do clearly state
that the victory they can claim
Copyright © Andrew Norris | Year Posted 2019
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