11-05-2023, 07:37 PM
The goalie
a marionette defending his cave of nets
in an square two dimensional country
a crowd of puppet masters
fighting over his strings
waits for the sacred ball to come at his call
which is also his dread.
Sometimes he catches it, or bats it aside,
but if it violates his home
he endures a little death.
Unlike a man, he’s allowed
to give the round god a savage kick
and begin to dance again.
a marionette defending his cave of nets
in an square two dimensional country
a crowd of puppet masters
fighting over his strings
waits for the sacred ball to come at his call
which is also his dread.
Sometimes he catches it, or bats it aside,
but if it violates his home
he endures a little death.
Unlike a man, he’s allowed
to give the round god a savage kick
and begin to dance again.