Hoops

By mcmanaman

Thu, 17 Sep 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpSxoAew7ZU

He goes down on one knee
and the crowd holds its breath

like a player shaping to shoot
in the last second

of the final quarter.
She shakes her head

runs to the emergency exit
and the crowd watches him

get back to his feet
put the ring in his inside pocket

brush the dust from his trousers.
The ball bounces off the hoop

goes out of touch.

Certificate U
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by tcook on
Oh dear - that's not very good, is it? I feel for them both. I think the way he's led off by the bloody mascot is the most telling thing. Can you imagine - after a humiliation like that, the only person to console you is a man dressed up as a giant dog.