Post-Match Melancholia

By Lynn Ockersz

They are on a sad trek back home,

Our Isle’s ardent cricket fans,

Since their side has let them down,

Being routed by an opposing side,

Leaving not an iota of fame behind,

But handing them a bout of feel bad,

Whereas a grand win at the game,

Would have proved a heady opiate,

Which would have helped drive away,

For just a fleeting moment at least,

The depression born of a fallen state.