The Political Ball Game

Title: The Political Ball Game

Pretending to care this much,
About football’s passionate touch.
A web of lies, a cynical play,
Politics masked in a football display.

Fans cheer on with fervent delight,
Unaware they’re being caught in the night.
Political ploys, hidden within the seams,
Manipulating the game, crushing dreams.

Pandering to the stadium’s applause,
Politicians dressed in their sporting cause.
Their true motives hidden from view,
Playing with the emotions of me and you.

The beautiful game turned ugly and bleak,
A pawn in their political technique.
Manipulating our passions, as they deftly fake,
Football neglected, mere tool for power’s sake.

But we must rise, see through the charade,
Resist being pawns in this political trade.
For the game belongs to the fans and players,
Keywords: football, politics, cynical, masked, manipulative, passion.