Tag Archives: Did we win?

The game goes on, and on and on and on. The time runs down, the whistles blow. One team slowly slinks away, their coach asked “What happened?” One team streams onto the field, their coach asked “How do you feel?” … Continue reading →

Silence descends like a heavy blanket. Talking, movement, he’s on the stretcher, his thumb is up. The crowd claps. Just the claps. No yells, no jeers, just the claps. The clock restarts, the battle lines reform, they break and clash … Continue reading →

Stop the clock, start the countdown huddle and yell, yell and huddle break, hut, hike, go! Fake, fake, fake, break away a hole opens and he sprints through the middle Slam! Down to the ground. Move the chains but call … Continue reading →

Move it forward again down to the ball up again, the ball in the air the fingers clutch, it bounces. From finger to finger it bounces Out of one arm and into the next Finally landing, bouncing, out of bounds.

Another down and another go the yards stretch out before them a start, a fake, a pass, a catch. He spins around one tackle and bounces off another one finally gets his legs and he falls down, down, down.

Head cracks against head shoulder braces against shoulder the arms have to stay inside but they never do. Holding! Holding! Holding Dammit! Can’t you see you blind bastard! The defender goes down and there is a break in the line. … Continue reading →

The clock stops to move the chains the ball replaced by the whistle men the teams huddle and make their plans their fingers touch the ground they are pinned now, unable to move. The air snaps around them waiting, waiting, … Continue reading →

The ball is in motion in the backfield the line holds, holds, holds, a man breaks through and rushes forward the ball flies into the air. The passer goes down in a tackle the yellow flag hits the ground, before … Continue reading →