RAVEN MACK is a mystic poet-philosopher-artist of the Greater Appalachian unorthodox tradition. He does have an amazing PATREON, but also *normal* ARTIST WEBSITE too.
the Super Eagles
sporting the Worldest Cuppest
jerseys possible
I’ll be an old man searching
future ebay for these joints
Iceland means we’ll get
more thunder claps and mad dudes
sporting -son surnames
proud tiny tribalism
of island motherfuckers
this is a tale of
two barely known goalkeepers,
both of whom done well
Iceland’s Halldorsson had that
big Messi penalty kill
Uzoho only
19, on much bigger stage
than Spanish B-league
I love matches like this one -
underdogs sharing power
halftime still level,
meaning Argentina rides
bottom of table
early second half, Moses
and Musa show classic flair
soft and sweet assist
on breakaway, delicate
single touch then strike
later, Musa jukes goalkeep,
dances past defenders - that’s two
is Iceland shook? yes,
Gylfi even shanks easy
penalty; they’re shook
thunder claps silenced, replaced
by joyous west African drums
Messi without doubt
the best pure talent, yet still
lacks metaphysics
Maradona's ghost always
lurking, with a mocking laugh
Iceland's never been
here before, cultivated
team since teenage years
so much World Cup promotion
featured feel-good viking claps
superior stars
from Argentina versus
true Icelandic "team"
our first live viking clap drowned
out by raucous Argentines
Aguero strikes first -
I think "well, here we go," but
Iceland's viking tough
(viking shit co-opted as
aryan shit's a thing I hate)
halftime, we're even -
never would've guessed that; high
drama second half
Messi has penalty blocked,
drunken viking crowd erupts
maybe Messi should
try cocaine - it certainly
helped Maradona
Iceland stays remarkably
cool, despite intense pressure
tiny nation's shock
draw - Reykjavik gonna be
rocking all night long
Messi remains snakebitten;
this Iceland team might be blessed
