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.
Uruguay oddly
seemed uninspired in group stage,
yet undefeated
quietly dominant, led
by aging bastard Suarez
despite Ronaldo's
presence, Portugal's World Cup
history lacking
only twice beyond this round,
only once with Ronaldo
very early on,
Cavani to Suarez back
to Cavani - GOOOLLLLLLL
all the way across pitch, back
and forth, beautiful combo
Uruguay defense
nearing six hundred minutes
since allowing goal
Suarez almost snuck second
underneath haphazard wall
then that same stifling
defense falls asleep on short
corner, second half
Pepe's ugly ass heads home
the sudden equalizer
Ronaldo pushing
with an urgent energy
not seen with Messi
but Suarez to Cavani
strikes again, beautifully
Muslera fumbles
and Portugal nearly ties,
but no - shanked skywards
Cavani limping, helped off
pitch leaning on Ronaldo
Portuguese coach looks
like '70s cop show boss,
so damn frustrated
I give Ronaldo credit -
he's playing hard, not flopping
but nothing connects -
late minute attrition, with
four minutes added
dramatic corner kick wild
sequence... Ronaldo's finished
not much to this Group
A finale, other than
position jostling
Saudi Arabia and
Egypt playing just for pride
sad that Salah was
denied his moment again -
and been used as pawn
such a beautiful face for
what Islam really could mean
Uruguay Russia
playing to see who loses
to who in knockout
doesn't feel like either
of these teams beat heavyweights
but Putin's Russia
is master engineer of
fixed results... who knows?
advancing more important
than posturing for dictates
our anti-hero
Luis Suarez strikes first blood,
with an early score
Uruguay keeps attacking,
get a second off own goal
meanwhile, our true
hero Mo Salah scores first
non-penalty goal
would have loved to see Salah
go further into stardom
the Saudis receive
penalty - it's saved by dear
old El Hadary
what wonderful moment to
cap El Hadary's story
second penalty
earned (questionably) - Saudis
convert second one
how much money was wagered
on draw via Russian mob?
in other match, the
Russians sub out star player
by half - safety first
looks like Uruguay first, with
Russia second, without doubt
Portugal or Spain
(or Iran) would gladly take
Russia in bracket
Uruguay seems to have woke -
Sky Blue woke is a threat
Galeano thoughts
make me fond of Uruguay,
despite Vampiro
to turn phrase or sport into
poetry should be revered
Uruguay Russia
second half gets started first,
running out the clock
our Gulf challenge is only
real drama left for Group A
Wahhabi dogma
versus Mohamed Salah's
gracious good nature
la ilaha illallah
la ilaha illallah
meanwhile, Dzyuba
is the face of fascism,
fouling Latin veins
Cavani desires a goal
pretty bad, finally scores
Uruguay wins Group
A, Russian is second;
Arab match goes on
Russian mob gambling theory
feeds last minute Saudi goal
Uruguay did not
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)
Salah's superstar
was dragged back to Earth by that
raw bastard Ramos
his availability
weighed heavy with nation's hopes
Uruguay has won
World Cup multiple times - but
has an aging squad
Luis Suarez remains the
footballing world's greatest heel
Salah begins match
on sidelines, with tons of hyped
Egyptians in stands
Uruguay is unbeaten
against Africa in Cup
one win and two draws,
but that one win... poor Ghana
in 2010
quarterfinal extended
remix in South Africa
the most heartbreaking
loss I've ever seen in sports...
that bastard Suarez
Egypt played with speed and heart,
continental vengeance
ultimately though,
death from 89th minute
Gimenez header
perhaps if that goal happened
earlier, we see Salah play
as it stands, Egypt
looked great without star player;
Uruguay was dull
but Uruguay got three points,
Pharoahs left thinking "what if?"
