Victory and Defeat
The winner of the women’s match,*
An absolute surprise,
Delighted all the fans who know
How hard she always tries.
In forty-nine attempts, she never
Had a Grand Slam win
And posing with her trophy,
She could not contain her grin.
The runner-up, whom everyone,
(Which did include herself)
Expected to go home and add
That trophy to her shelf,
Displayed, for all to see,
A rather nasty fit of pique.
She smashed her racket on the ground
While uttering a shriek.
She said she had to let off steam
And thus was cut some slack,
But as a pro, she should have known
To hold that anger back.
We’re only human, that is true,
Though athletes who compete
Should, in public, hold their heads high
With a win or in defeat.
*Australian Open
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