Why You, Why Me
...this man, that man, thee man
my father stood salient before my eyes
and like Louis over Schmeling or Ali over Liston
without cheer from onlookers
who bet everything on the challenger
the cool, ...
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Categories:
schmeling, anger, family, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Fight Night
...We had gathered 'round the radio, to listen to the fight
A dispute ensued, punches thrown, a bloody fight
Cigarette butts strewn across the floor, some stained in lipstick- red
A broken ashtra...
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Categories:
schmeling, history,
Form: Rhyme