Last Night's Hockey Game

I saw a hockey game last night It was there that I saw the fight The one that some saw as a brawl While others stated, “It’s part of the game after all.” I saw a hockey game last night And it made me wonder Yes I know we have come a long way But the crowd cheered and the noise felt like thunder. There were punches And there was blood. And the “settling of the score” And some in the crowd wanted more. I saw a hockey game once Perhaps it was played in my mind. I thought it was played right I think it took place somewhere outside of time. Maybe it has yet to happen… I don’t know Perhaps it happened a long time ago. And they played for the game For the love of stick and puck in a having fun domain. It was hockey and that I’m sure There was skating on ice and speed And shots that hit the nets And the cheers came from the players’ silhouettes. I saw a fight today On the internet and it took place not far away. It happened in a school yard they said The two wanted to “settle the score”, is what I read. I saw a hockey game last night It was there I saw the fight. The one that some saw as a brawl While others stated, “It’s part of the game after all.”