Accidental Poet

Life of a Hockey Puck

 

Uh-oh, here we go

I hit the ice

Smack, hey that hurt

 Can’t you guys play nice

 

Bang, crash, bang

I hit the boards

Sticks fighting for me

Soon I’ll be scored

 

Suddenly I’m free

Passed to a teammate

Stickhandling me

Then bounced off his skate

 

I get passed again

SLAP! OUCH, that’s my butt

The goalie catches me

So proud, he struts

 

A new faceoff

Again, I get smacked around

Another slapshot

And in the net, I’m found

 

I thought scoring

Was supposed to feel good

Nothing else I’d rather do

Get my butt spanked by wood

 

What’s that?

Three periods of this you say

OUCH, this is gonna be a long game

Deflect me into the stands, out of play

 

Battered and bruised

I’d love to be a souvenir

Up on a quiet shelf

Telling war stories with friends near

 

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