Passion 2 – Football

The crowds gather

A faceless throng

Of colours, hats and scarfs

Singing and chanting

Their only desire and hope

Is what will take place

In the stadium they’re entering

As their team goes to battle

As gladiators of old

Representing the masses

As well as every individual present

Nothing else matters

Except to win and die

On what happens on the pitch below.

The passion rises to a feverish level

The passion is strong

The rich and poor,

Black and white,

Male and female

Come together in one voice

Their lives beyond the game,

Their team

Is nothing.

This is life!!

2nd January 2003, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.

-Richard