An old couple in San Jose
get divorced every other day
In between they elope
with just toothpaste and soap
afraid what their parents might say
1/6/22
Hostile tribes lived close to mission.
Soldiers' use brought tribes's submission.
They saw life's improved condition.
Life was sweeter.
Sale of mission reaped attrition
Day joys fleeter.
Why do I love this awesome team
A logo is a start
What cooler than a fighting shark
The black, orange, blue, and white
The players are something to like
“It’s Thornton for the goal!!”
Assists from Marleu to Pavelski
Always ignite the light
The chilly rink is exceptional
The giant shark on ice
The players start by skating through
His mouth about to bite
No let’s be real -
You’re totally choke
Can never pull through
10 years to the playoffs
But no win
Here’s shark anatomy 101
Sharks just cannot
fly
Yet sadly to say
No matter what
You’re guaranteed to try
To win a cup would be the best
I’d laugh to Peters face
Although he says we’ll never win
I know the shark will fight
When we grow wings you will lose yours
The red will be the blood
It stains the ice but we still fly
For the fans the best sight
I always knew that you could win
I never gave up hope
You worked so hard for this moment
And achieved your own right
The Sharks have Evolved
small boy at a game kiosk
vending machines that smell stale
separate stairways climbing up
to hombres and mujeres
a ticket vendor chained to his desk
wearing shiny black shoes
below wasted legs
mandatory alcoholic in checked shirt
with faded vomit spots
the homeless sober bearded man
Safeway trolley overflowing
with trash from a lifetime
of buses come and gone
helpline poster for the runaways
twelve to twenty one
if their revolution
is done
a police cruiser
wrapped around
a profusion of cigarette butts
shapely thighs in halogen white
outside
the neighborhood dance club
buses are late
people wait
the clock strikes one