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chaos on the field
by Gail Wolper
just in the nick of time you intercepted
just when i thought we were out of options
the running back kept going up the line
you called offsides
i called an interception
o we couldn't go on but we did
surprise you called time out
but it was a safety badly needed
it was snowing and slippery all over the place
on the field but i pulled it out of my--
yet the football became totally unmanageable
when you punted it away
the kicker had a bad knee but he made a field goal
the fans going crazy
and they called time
your lineman got a concussion
he was carted away
number 35 threw it out of bounds
on a quarterback sneak
which you of course
took as a blitz
45 yard line
its still snowing
we are out of options
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01/23/2014 Posted on 01/23/2014
Copyright © 2024 Gail Wolper
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 01/24/14 at 12:28 AM Oh, we are never out of options. Those available to us just might not bring the result we wish to see. Fortunately or un the world does go on and we must somehow face it and make the best choices for ourselves. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 01/24/14 at 08:59 PM Whether referring to an actual football game or not it says a lot about options, if it is winning or losing options do run out. In life we can win if the option is God in Christ. We win regardless of circumstances. A significant analogy to life. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/05/14 at 09:31 PM Although I mainly only watch Canadian football, I definitely feel the shared enthusiasm here. Excellent allegory for Love. |
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