Armchair Cricket

by Steve Forde, Aries - Not entered

when I was very small
I watched the cricket on BBC2
I used to watch because dad did
(we only had the one TV
and he was dad
and I was very small)
dad thought this was great
he used to explain it all
one day we were watching
and England were not enough for four
dad was getting fed up
so I said dad I don’t think
we should watch England any more
they never win do they
dad looked at me
like I’d gone a bit funny
he said son that’s not the point is it
you’re English you support England
even if they can’t play cricket


Reason for writing:

    It's true... and we still do.
    

Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1997-07-21 15:04:13
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:39:38
Poem ID: 47633

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