09-08-2013, 03:18 AM
Coach Milo
fim 9/6/13
In football (American style)
coaches are quite rough.
They often intimidate initiates
with all sorts of reprehensible stuff.
Never acknowledging the pain of injury
or the existence of fear or doubt,
unless while ridiculing a player
always in a high-decibel shout.
It is a well-established culture
that utilizes the fear they don’t acknowledge
to mold a player into a ferocious entity
designed to cause opponents to shudder.
Pregame directives often included
“Unleash the animal from its cage!”
Hit the opponents so viciously
“you change their mind about the game.”
As I grew older I learned to embrace,
activities that make more sense.
I enjoy reading and writing poetry,
to sit back, breathe and reflect.
But I have a new appreciation
for my football experience and its adversity.
The conditioning permits me to realize benefit
when Coach Milo critiques my poetry.
fim 9/6/13
In football (American style)
coaches are quite rough.
They often intimidate initiates
with all sorts of reprehensible stuff.
Never acknowledging the pain of injury
or the existence of fear or doubt,
unless while ridiculing a player
always in a high-decibel shout.
It is a well-established culture
that utilizes the fear they don’t acknowledge
to mold a player into a ferocious entity
designed to cause opponents to shudder.
Pregame directives often included
“Unleash the animal from its cage!”
Hit the opponents so viciously
“you change their mind about the game.”
As I grew older I learned to embrace,
activities that make more sense.
I enjoy reading and writing poetry,
to sit back, breathe and reflect.
But I have a new appreciation
for my football experience and its adversity.
The conditioning permits me to realize benefit
when Coach Milo critiques my poetry.