We were so excited, weren’t we… Fifa and the Women’s World Cup Here in Aotearoa and big matches free to air stadiums full to overflow We cheered, of course we did, and we didn’t even really care which team well, we did, but not enough to stop watching and cheering the winners Spain, Spain… they had almost a whole team defect, because, because we were not sure why, but we soon found out, we found out When Spain won the world cup and Luis Rubiales, the Fifa President held Hermoso in both hands to kiss we watched replays on television We discussed it, her arm, where it was his intention, his position, not where he stood at that moment but in the power structure, and the moment, the moment I explained to hubby, years ago, before before we had babies, in a small apartment a good friend came to dinner, and me I’d cooked a lovely dinner, I love to cook The good friend, in our very small kitchen stood beside me and my now husband the smallest of spaces, and greeted me by shoving his tongue down my throat I’m telling hubby perhaps 45 years later and he says why didn’t you say something and I say that I was so shocked that I didn’t know what to do and after all, I say You, were standing right there, didn’t you notice? And I’d cooked dinner I’d cooked dinner I hadn’t planned to be the appetiser ...
a curious half hour 
How a one second act can create a bomb effect on our personal space. How many women had those moments years ago?. Too many to count I am thinking.
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Yes, it’s a moment I never forgot. Have had worse happen, but somehow the impropriety and sense of entitlement still rankles.
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I understand and putting it into words sometimes helps.
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It was inspired by a discussion hubby and I were having as we watched replays of the now infamous kiss by Rubiales… and you can view these things from different angles, body placement, etc and what may look like consent can be misconstrued by whomever and their agenda…
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Very true.
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A poem for this week and these times. How arrange to revisit your own yukky moment — and your feelings. Nobody has commented that he also smacked her on the bottom! Even without the “kiss” (i can’t even think of it that way) that slap said it all.
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Yes, the ‘playful’ whack on the bottom…. and now his poor mum has locked herself in a church on a hunger strike. Oh dear, these mums who think their lads can do no wrong… I hope she eats soon. Interestingly, all the silly man had to do, was humbly apologise and admit he got it wrong… hard hard can it be?
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Terribly hard for some. Impossible.
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