Maradona Poem by Suresh Kumar EK

Suddenly a bicycle kick
Super somersault in the air
Similar to your life's magic
Disappeared into thin air.

You made roaring oceans of
Green carpet grounds for all
Ball glued on the feet moving
You were dribbling us fast, but
Unexpectedly rose the red card
Made us breathless, depressed.

Why couldn't you tackle it, dear
The flag of cruel death whistled
You vanished into the infinite sky
Making the entire world cry, silently.

Using the soccer ball magically
You rolled the world around you
With an innocent heartful smile
Everyone in the thrilling gallery
Enjoyed you, waving their hands
Specially made for them to dream.

When you touched the ball
It made the real vibration
Like waves in anocean
The world was galloping
With your short, cute steps.
When you are fast balancing
The ball on your body and
Sparrows between defenders
Violently, an erupted volcano
It was our chests expanded
We danced and celebrated.

Diego
You were an odd man out
No match for you ever on earth
In the history of class soccer
We considered you as the true
Saviour of the magical game
You were really a rare species
Made for us especially by God.

Maradona, You were exceptional
In every sense, nothing imitable
In your life except for your game
Starting with paper balls, on the
Narrow street grounds of Buenos Aires
You made it, the saga for the humankind
You proved to be a genuine diamond
Took the nation to world's heights
All the luxuries of European football
Was eating you which gave a minus pass
To narcotic drugs and deep depression
There you were alone unsupported
In the middle of the grounds of life
Without any ball or defenders around
Drugs, delirium, depression, goalless life
The messiah was brutally crucified.