TO BE FAIR

TO BE FAIR

to be fair to Andy
he was sitting
there
   overawed
parked his sharpness, his
acumen at the door

sank down
in that theatre of dreams
chair of
   ultimate plushness
Omar’s supreme sanctuary
such a
fantasy football
Arabian Nights feel

and
    the man knows
words, he
can weave a web
of wizardry

Andy
   taken in, me
taken in
     every United fan and
pundit sent
reeling, instantly taken in

so we
    should not be
too hard on ourselves, these
were the tales
      we wanted to hear, were
desperate to believe

happy
    to be taken on
that giddy spin, hit
new heights,
               such

an unbelievable magic
carpet ride

sad
    to

wake up on that bone cold
terrace in
that draughty stand

a million miles from
our long lost palace

to be fair
        to Andy
feel
he, we won’t
get fooled again

never going to party
like it’s 1999