Kiss and Chew
By Dave Hanks
The gifted high school athlete -
is in a situation unique.
His ego is on display -
for any recruiter to "tweak".
They will "wine and dine" him, -
and his parents as well.
His past and future glories -
they labor hard to tell.
He feels so extra-ordinary, -
from all they have to say.
But little does he know, -
that there's going to come a day -
When that gigantic bubble, -
laid on him from the first;
Has about run its course. -
It is just about to burst!
'Cause when they finally "land him" -
(when they get him there)
He becomes "their game" -
and anything is fair.
Life will suddenly change. -
It will take a different "feel".
Coaches are now ranting, and cussing! -
Is that part of the deal?"
He is no longer grandiose, -
no longer the favored "son".
Amid all the many bodies, -
he is just another one.
And in life a lesson,
now hits him "stark and plain", -
That any inner, glowing comfort -
can quickly become a pain.
Human nature is so freakish. -
animalistic to see.
Because they will only love you: -
“For what you do for me!"
(#75)
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