Bayern Munich 3 Arsenal 1 Mother 0
for Lindiwe

Tomorrow being a school day
still you allowed the boys to stay up past their bed times
to watch the first half of
yet another really important match

but they went to bed
grumbling all the same
mumbling them hard-done-to-missed-the-second-half frustrated boyhood blues

but in truth because their team was losing
and bound to lose

A thankless task
a million times over
is a mother’s love

goal-less its aim

for the love of the players
and for the love of the game