decline and fall
of another american athlete
well
it’s the same old story
in american sports
yet people still act shocked
pontificate on morning buses
sit hunched over stinking lunches in staff rooms
and proclaim that they knew the bastard
was doping all along
he had to be
because no one can do what he did
they act betrayed
as if this juiced immortal stormed into their home
and injected their family in the ass with steroids
or slapped grandma around the backyard
yet as they speak
they’re scanning the papers
looking for the next demi-god
to put on a pedestal
to bet the farm on
caring about the exploits
of some new charmed and toned circus monkey
more than the health and sanity
of their own children
and if there’s a crime committed
anywhere in this mess
it’s probably that.
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