Bees

Bees

Bees

Luton Town Football Club
have won the league
and today, in the game against Brentford, The Bees,
they will be given The Cup.
I have gone up to Luton on the train
even though I know there are no tickets left.
I just want to sit near the ground
and hear the sound of the fans inside
cheering Luton along.
 
As I walk towards the stadium,
I see a man
who has been flogging flags
on sticks in the street.
He is packing away all that he has not sold.
 
As I go and sit by the ground
I see a pile of sticks.
I do not realise straight away
that they are from fans
who have bought the man’s flags.
 
However, when I see a single flag attached
I suppose the stewards have said to the supporters,
‘You can’t bring the sticks inside the ground
as they might go in someone’s eye.’
One purchaser has obviously decided
they can’t be bothered
to detach their flag
and here it lies in the heap.
 
I pick it up, and sit beside the turnstiles
ready to start waving, if Luton score.
 
They do score, and I wave the flag wildly.
The people in the ground may be able
   to see the game,
but they can’t have the same fun as me,
   waving their flags,
because they don’t have any sticks.