POEM - And Now we Bring You . . . Football!

Just in case you were wondering

Football season started today

And there is a place on the couch

Waiting for my posterior

I don’t know what it is

I get so into it

I blame my dad

And my grandpa

And my dad’s friend from college

That guy especially

He was a lunatic

Screaming and shouting

Jumping up and down

Throwing pillows at the TV

I’m nothing like that

I just shout a little

Which is out of character

But my dad was an active watcher

So it rubbed off on me

But I’m not the addict my brothers are

No pouring over stats

No fantasy football

Just watching whoever is on

I pull for a few favorites

But I can find fun in any game

Especially college football

That’s what Saturdays in fall mean

When I was a kid at my grandparent’s house

They had a wall in the den covered with pictures

But there was one plaque among them

One I would read over and over again

It said, “We interrupt this marriage

            To bring you the football season.”

I didn’t quite get it as a little kid

            As an adult it is a way of life