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Dusty Fingers, Sweaty Palms
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Dusty Fingers, Sweaty Palms |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(I wrote this poem not to offend any fans of soccer, but to talk about how I feel of the bad sportsmanship the sport has had and how I wish the teams can get along with each other and the violence can be stopped) Dusty Fingers, Sweaty Palms By: Noah Eaton 6/17/02 I have never understood football So much drama on the big green Making fools out of allies Newspapers placing their bets with something up their sleeves Referees pull out their red cards Such as Angel Sanchez for a bad Portuguese tackle Only to find a punch to the stomach By the star player tied in his teams' shackles What's with all these dusty fingers and sweaty palms? Who is wearing the cleats? All these scandals you create And all the embarrassment you only feat Think about what you have done Think about how you should play Even the novice chess player is not foolish to think When will you realize that it is only a game That it is only a game I've heard of a Thai man who murdered his wife Quarreling over the remote control A tale of two soap operas Ending in a bitter turmoil Needless to say objection when there's condemning in the courts When someone is always being sustained Like Mexico in response to losing To the 72-year breakthrough to the semifinals by the U.S.A What's with all these dusty fingers and sweaty palms? Who is wearing the cleats? All these scandals you create And all the embarrassment you only feat Think about what you have done Think about how you should play Even the novice chess player is not foolish to think When will you realize that it is only a game That it is only a game It's just a game It's just a game... "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." Shakira [This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (06-17-2002 10:01 PM).] |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Noah, I know very little if anything about soccer.. but I do know good poetry.... and this is one great piece sweetie. ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
I don't understand soccer either but I know that we all need to understand what is a game - you put it well and lots need to get it... |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
You are so right, Noah... I have never understood why people get so worked up over something which is just a game... and you have captured that question perfectly in this poem.  ~ hugs for sportsmanshipLyra |
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alterego Member
since 2002-02-23
Posts 113Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
I don't watch soccer, but you captured the feelings many of us feel watching other sports as well. We used to go to battle on fields with rocks and long poles for weapons. The goal was to capture the other end of the field. We just keep spinning 'round and 'round in time - battlefields and soccerfields - one in the same. Why can't someone invent a game where everyone wins? Maybe then we'd learn something about peace, and be able to apply THAT to our world now. Nice write!  Create something infinite today - Smile!!! |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
noah sportsmenship is interesting blood makes the most money but control is what is expected enjoyed your art |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
May just be a game but my girlfriend stayed up til six in the morning so she could watch her country (Korea) play...and they won and she was in heaven...and if they lost she would have been depressed...the game touches people on a very emotional level... I told her that the USA was going to play Korea and win and she got kindof mad at me...we shall see who comes out on top...James |
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Suetang Member Ascendant
since 2001-03-07
Posts 5187Melbourne, Australia |
Hello Noah You summed up perfectly how I also feel for it is "just a game". Here in Melbourne the Italian community caused chaos last night when their team lost. They went on a rampage throwing fire bombs, throwing rocks etc. and for what??? Because they couldn't accept defeat??? I think the whole thing is out of hand but how do you control so many crazy fans? Thank you for writing this and sending such an important message. Take care.....Sue Suetang |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Good message Noah. Don't you think that part of the problem is that the authorities didn't squelch such occurences when they first began to happen decades ago. Soccer is one of the sports in the world that has such a long standing bad reputation for such actions. We see a little of it here in our country but nothing on such a scale. You don't see the fans at Nascar revolt when their driver doesn't win the race! Go figure eh! Thanks for the discussion. |
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