The Hooligans Fight - Story 2 - (For Swain And Kofi) Poem by Jacson Gelato

There were some young boys (Team 1)
who would gather on a playground every evening
to run and play a game of football.
They followed no rules and all was fair
as they were youth from the backyard
just out of childhood and in the woods.

Suddenly they (Team 1) came one day
when they were big matured men
and decided to play on the same playground.
They started running helter-skelter
and felt their childhood was back with them.

There were other players (Team 2) on the same playground
and they were playing the Football game
in an orderly manner following the rules of the game
and with discipline that the game required.

So they(Team 2) objected to these young unruly men(Team 1)
who had come back to the playground and were running
helter skelter without any proper explanation.
They (Team 2) told them if they(Team 1)
wanted to play on this playground - they (Team 1)
must follow the rules of the game or quit.

The angry men (Team 1) who had turned into rude men
started calling the captain names like illiterate, dirty heart
and they felt a relief to abuse the bold player(of Team 2) .
The group of these organized and disciplined players (from Team 2)
just scorned at them (Team 1)and asked them (Team 1)
to get off the field as they were too abusive and out so of control.

But the rude men(Team 1) wanted their play to go on
inspite of being told they were wrong and they must quit.
What do you expect from hooligans(Team 1)
who are habituated to continue their mischief?