Shane McCrae
We married in a stadium
 

We married in a stadium the li-

ons at the gates the stadium     a ruin

But still the city had to feed the lions

We weren't worth much we agreed not li-

on-keepers not     the chefs who fed the li-

on-keepers not     their husbands not their wives

We didn't feed the chefs or keep their knives

Sharp we were poor and loved our city's li-

ons     and even though we were sub-stan-

dard meat     the city council favored us

Favored our applications and we were

Fed a last meal cold     chicken and warm beer

The morning of our wedding both of us

Immigrants we felt     at last like citizens

 

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