telling the same ol' stories
to diff'rent faces (sometimes
the same, but blurred memory)
Friday, June 22
Thursday, June 21
R3B1RTH 1S N3V3R 4S F4R...
rebirth is never as far
as we think; after dark storms,
the sun shines, we rise again
World Cup Tanka: ARGENTINA vs. CROATIA (Match 23)
demons come calling in their
World Cup opener
Icelandic goalkeep stopping
shouldn't miss penalty kick
Croatia was hard,
beating poor Nigeria
into submission
expect more of the same from
heartless Balkan motherfucks
physical first half,
Croats playing their normal
strong style defense
at halftime, Messi hath not
struck yet, and looks unsettled
he's had the face of
man carrying heavy weight
through qualifying
second half, simple keeper
clearance - FAILURE DEMONS STRIKE
Caballero serves
practice volley to Rebic,
who breaks the world's heart
suddenly down one, Lio
Messi looks like "what the fuck?"
Sampaoli stalks
the sideline, frantic, worried,
looking like madman
desperate struggle tragedy -
Modric delivers dagger
stoppage time third
goal, and Croatia is through
to the knockout rounds
Argentina is fucked - not
out, but they've been defeated
World Cup Tanka: FRANCE vs. PERU (Match 22)
dominate, but had trouble
beating Australia
I mean, they did - better than
other powers (who all drew)
Guerrero's flashy
heel kick shot made me question
why he didn't start
spirit warriors like that get
played until no life is left
Peru came storming
out with spirit, but France has
unequalled talent
Pogba, who appeared absent
first match despite goal, goes hard
delicate touches
as conductor of offense -
a mark of the greats
Pogba snatches Peru's ball,
to Giroud, to Mbappe
the entire segment
so quick and deadly - that's the
full force French team's threat
up one at half, with Peru
looking worse for wear as well
second half had good
pace for French team, but needn't
do anything more
lack of equalizer meant
Peru eliminated
nothing ever came;
the French punched their ticket to
knockout tournament
Peru's long, hard-fought return
to the World Cup mostly done
World Cup Tanka: DENMARK vs. AUSTRALIA (Match 21)
fight, though have greasy hands full
of Australian friends
don't really like Denmark since
I'm anti-European
Australia's dark green
kits not great as canary
yellow, not at all
at least they have neon green
names and numbers (and aura)
not following game
too closely, been fucking off
at the job too much
nobody's said anything,
working class guilt's been triggered
of course, if football
is for the people, then why
should I feel guilty?
because in America,
soccer is about profit
corporate sponsors,
exclusive television
rights, vast corruption
dollar dollar bill, y'all; I
listen to authorized call
Group C's slow boil lacks
the necessary drama -
C'MON SOCCEROOS
tied at halftime, internet
ablaze with VAR discussion
didn't even listen
half-heartedly, half-assing
at work rest of match
tied at full-time, single point
for both teams confuses group
M1SS1NG L1F3'S 34RL13R S1D3...
missing life's earlier side,
when I still had dreams, ambitions,
and destiny could be good
Wednesday, June 20
World Cup Tanka: IRAN vs. SPAIN (Match 20)
day, Iran sat atop Group
B table, oddly
Queiroz has built true team, one
that's physical as fuck, too
Spain perhaps flirting
with disaster, new manager
and drew Portugal
on paper, they dominate,
but we're playing in real life
this match has got some
motherfuckin' horns going,
sounds like mosquitos
Spain was talking shit about
scoring in the first minute
personally, I'd
love to see Iranian
team advance today
but hopes to see anything
disrupted by in real life
watched some at work,
watched end of first half while
sitting at bus stop
then it was halftime; by the
time I was home, Costa scored
stole a few minutes
watching while Mr. Rogers
between two outfits
Goodwill casual traded
for track pants and bootleg kit
then drove my kid to
gymnastics; Iranian
team didn't level
Group B shall be clusterfuck
on next Monday afternoon
World Cup Tanka: URUGUAY vs. SAUDI ARABIA (Match 19)
look that great against Egypt,
but still got 3 points
a win here, them and Russia
are through to knockout stages
the Saudi team made
expansion to 48
look like bad idea
but "bad" suggests the point is
good football, not great profits
didn't watch single
second of Suarez versus
Saudis - stupid work
a meeting to give input
on how good the Kool-Aid tastes
our American
bureaucracy will one day
cave in on itself
applying "lean" principles
to people as if machines
of course, my lack of
productivity could be
cause for June concern
fuck it man, don't care, western
civilization's a lie
Suarez tapped in lone
goal, no one was assaulted,
no fatwas issues
bismillah, football gods should
consult bezels of wisdom
Group A is wrapped up,
already excited for
the knockout stages
there, the football gods' judgment
is finalized (for four years)
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