The Match

For ninety minutes nothing else matters

Except what happens

On the field below.

The rest of the world

And all that’s going on

Is irrelevant to the thousands in the stands.

The outcome determines the mood

Of everyone leaving the stadium.

There is war all around

And children are suffering

But, depending on the result

Life is good, or, bad.

For ninety minutes other things matter

What happens on the field below

Is fun and entertaining and important

As it gives fans release

But, it’s not life or death

It doesn’t matter to the billions outside.

19^th August, 2001, Antioch, California, United States of America