Jeff Kantor Poet Rhyme

Escobar

Escobar


Columbia was a team full of promise, on the rise
Their relationship with El Padrino they could not disguise
Drug money accepted under threat of demise
No choice take the Gold or your family dies
You’d think choosing money and life would be wise
Yet the result is an entire country that cries

Two very different men with the same last name
One shot dead because his team lost a game
The other a drug dealer who loved money and fame
Many thought Pablo was the one we should blame
No matter who for Andreas the result was the same
The end result brought the beautiful game great shame.

Both men were shot dead but will be long remembered
One for the own goal his unfortunate foot tendered
One for the agony his reign of terror once rendered
Columbia’s soccer teams soul has now been mended
For the whole country I hope their showing is splendid

World Cup soccer contest
17/06/2018

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James Fraser July 20, 2018 at 6:11 PM Now this is worthy of a World Cup Winner, no disrespect to the others. It's highlighted the unbelievable life realms of success and a failure that's daily, but no acceptable to some, and in this case Pablo E . . . love the feeling, and the anger in such a polite well worded write. Massive congrats Jeff, number 1 for me, James :) :)

Line Gauthier July 20, 2018 at 9:41 AM Wow what a sordid story that I remember vaguely on the new - well penned, Jeff.

Eve Roper July 17, 2018 at 1:41 PM Congratulations on your great well written win, Jeff. Heartbreaking how some use games to their own gain. Hugs Eve

Roy Pett July 17, 2018 at 11:02 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win Jeff with your well written poem, great rhyme. :))

Gregory Richard Barden July 17, 2018 at 2:55 AM Big congratulations on your win in Mark's World Cup contest, Jeff - blessings and best wishes, my friend! :-)

Mark Toney July 16, 2018 at 9:19 PM Jeff, congratulations for making the contest a success! Your poem exposed the underbelly of Columbian soccer, a history that I wasn't aware of. Yet you end on such a positive note in the last two lines. Very well written! Jeff Kantor July 17, 2018 at 12:36 AM Thank you Mark. Very very interesting and you should look into it. Pablo funded Colombian soccer for years and corruption was rife.