I couldn't make the morning training
All the time.
I had early shifts at work
Or if I had a late shift
At work, not home
Until eleven
Then winding down
For a night owl who was
A teenager and had
A physically demanding job
Getting up at 530
To do hard-core exercise
It was too much.
And me and Mersey
Had artistic differences,
And we weren't on texting terms.
I wasn't fit enough
For the Swedish Open.