The Undistinguished Professional Bowler

A pro bowler is not thought of as a precision performer Laying a 16-pound ball in the exact same spot Over and over again, as many as 300 times a day Morning, afternoon and evening for weeks on end Nor is he deemed a disciplined practitioner of his trade His temperament even, with a mindset honed to forever Look forward to the next frame, to the next challenge No matter that the spare he just failed to pick up cost him dearly His has not the cunning of a geometry-savvy billiards player Who knows all the angles on every lane, the dips and The curves, and even the effect of the temperature and The barometric pressure on the way his ball will roll He is not feted as a brave warrior, who subjects his rolling elbow To incredible amounts of torque over the course of a career Which can easily span three or more decades of battling tenpins... No, he is just the man-child next door living out his youthful dreams