At Bristol Temple Meads Station,

a place I had known well

since the days of travelling, sideswiped

by having my soul

trapped between south and middle of the road

middle of decisions of going back and forth

on rails, on tracks, keeping on track…

I set out to conquer a new world

with the help of Michael Palin standing

directly behind me as the August

sun sapped my strength.

 

My father, the man who got me into

the beautiful game along with a man