BORN TO RULE

At the final whistle we were way behind:
we had stretched the rules as far as we could,
knowing that our supporters wouldn’t mind,
for our intentions were nothing but good.
There is no way we’ll accept the result
for we have never done anything but win.
We’ve always been an unstoppable cult
who have never had to take it on the chin.

We demand another few minutes more
so that we can knobble the opposition.
That way we can definitely ensure
the impossibility of concession.
For our football team is ZANU PF
and Robert Mugabe is the only ref!

REGAL REMATCH

At the kick off we were primed and ready:
we had completed all of our training.
We knew there was no chance of its raining
as our captain’s faith in God was steady.
It was He, he said, who had won the game
the last time we’d beaten our opponent
without skill or luck as a component;
so we can expect much more of the same.

Now our adversaries have all pulled out:
a result of maiming their supporters.
Their hopes and dreams all efficiently slain:
our preordained result beyond all doubt.
We won’t listen to all those reporters
who say we’ve destroyed democracy again!

Derek Fenton