I discovered this fact when I grew up
and started to watch the European (not World) Cup.
It came as a shock more than a surprise.
It‘s fair to say I questioned my eyes.
For there was my mother without her handbag
playing in goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
She always takes her handbag every where.
She has everything she needs for anything in there:
Wet wipes and hankies,salt and pepper,
cheque books, credit cards, sloppy letters.
A million things you couldn’t conceive,
and a million more you wouldn’t believe.
So you’ll know why I was gobsmacked to see her - minus handbag,
playing in goal for Borussia Mönchengladbach !
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