Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Split Seconds

  
              A split second
                 a mere centimeter
              separates champions
                 from fame's cheated ones

              Who came in second
                 no one remembers
               dust-covered records
                 airless embers

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sara Etgen-Baker April 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM hmmm. sad to be 2d and never remembered. Gershon Wolf April 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM Who lost the Super Bowl last year? Anyone remember? Who lost it in 2024? There's proof for you.

John Lawless April 26, 2026 at 5:03 AM don't think of it as finishing second...just call it "first loser" sara Etgen-Baker April 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM I like this!