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Socialized Sports

The issue of sports has problems of sorts, there’s way too much freedom to choose.
Free enterprise rules the day, the fans have to pay since players are paid not to loose.
With that monetary incentive, players get inventive, sometimes compelled to cheat.
We should even up things, with changes that brings, eliminate the need to compete.
We’re teaching in schools that points are poor tools.  Low scores breed lower esteem.
And winning and loosing leads to abusing when they pick the last kid for the team.
I’d have to guess that it’s producing success. It’s a good thing eliminating shame.
Athletes in the future will never get a suture. You should never get hurt in a game.
When you force kids to struggle, there are values to juggle; loosing causes pain.
So, it should all be for fun, no one’s to be outdone.  We have higher ethics to gain.
We’ll need plenty of rules. Athletes are fools. We’ll protect them from themselves.
Grandstanding, physical manhandling, n’ overachievement belong on the shelves.
Since every sport is unique, let’s take a peek at each one of them, one at a time.
We’ll alter the rules in parallel with the schools, pro sports will become sublime.
Basketball is problematic, it's way too erratic, there's too much running around.
Let's change conditions to indicate positions; the shooter shoots from a mound.
The more rules of course create infractions to enforce, we’ll double the referees.
A foul to be committed jumping higher then permitted, nothing higher then your knees.
Averaged players can attend, the top height is five-ten, only medium build allowed.
It wouldn’t be fair to earn more then your share, because you’re physically endowed.
Unless you are fat, we can tolerant that, after all we’ve been taught it’s a disease.
We’re striving to connect to be politically correct, a goal to appease and to please.
Baseball's another matter, we'll make the bat fatter, depending of course on your stats.
If your average is lower, they'll have to pitch slower while swinging the biggest of bats.
But if you’re too good, then you get less wood and they might throw the ball a bit faster.
If he’s a little taller, then the ball could be smaller, thus avoiding a lopsided disaster.  
Absolutely no stealing, that’s so unappealing, we’ve learned since birth that it’s wrong.
You must run to each base with a steady pace so that both teams can all get along.
The team that scores first has their score reversed and the run goes to the other side.
Remember the purpose, value for purchase, In a perfect game the score would be tied.
They’re paid slightly more depending on the score, but more money goes to the loser.
By incorporating these ways, everyone plays, so the winner is no longer the abuser.
We’re eliminating all greed by paying what they need, creating a paradigm shift.
It’s not based on charity but it gets rid of disparity thus giving the industry a gift.
As it is teams can hire or even selectively fire to achieve some willy nilly transaction.
To be politically correct, you’re not allowed to select, there has to be affirmative action.
Players are not chattel to be bought like cattle.  They can switch sides at any time. 
They won’t have to be slaves selling aftershaves, or be victims of organized crime.
These problems are absolved with the government involved; people owning the teams!
Achieving honest prosperity, while ending barbarity, there’s equality attaining the means.
Football is lame, a game of fortune and fame.  The entire objective has been corrupted.
This fighting for the ball needs an overhaul.  Every few seconds the game interrupted.
After each concussion, they have a discussion how to make their attack more sadistic.
Each brutal confrontation creates a sensation.  It’s bloodthirsty, immoral and capitalistic.
I hereby propose to socialize the pros and turn the whole thing back into a game. 
Slap a government tax on unhealthy snacks, and get rid of that dumb hall of shame.
The quarterback will be throwing to a player not knowing which team will receive it.
He’ll be blindfolded for fun, turned around and spun then given the ball to heave it.
Between plays they’ll huddle, make friends and cuddle, forming bonds that are trusting.
No more three hundred pounds and grunting sounds, a concept thoroughly disgusting.
To make it less competitive, the coaches get a sedative.  Every one is a happy fellow.
No screaming and yelling, just grinning and jelling.  Create a game far more mellow.
When it’s government owned and the players are stoned, it’s like the welfare we know.
With the tax payer as debtor, that’s gott’a be better otherwise they wouldn’t let it grow.
So, if you’re objecting, I’m merely projecting and enhancing the trends we’re supporting.
If you like liberals in control, know that this is their goal, to adopt the ideas I’m courting.
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