My Dear Reader,
In honor of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, I have constructed several haiku poems that kind of run together to form one big poem. It's not exactly Emerson, but I think that I caught the spirit of this year's games.
Yes, I know that haiku is Japanese.
If my team has more medals
But you have more golds
Than which team is the winner?
Well, since I can't change the past
I'll say that we win;
The one with the most is best.
Of course, if it were reversed,
If more golds were ours
I would say that gold wins.
We have to win, even though
You cheat with your girls
Who are less-than-sixteen.
Though we are in your home, we
Hate your government
And must prove ourselves better.
We also hate that you cheat,
Though we did before,
And may cheat in the future.
Because, even though athletes
Stumble, lie, and steal
At least that scum lies alone.
While we feel this in our hearts
We will flash our teeth
Pretend Olympic ideals
But no matter what happens
We will say we win
Because we want to be best.
-Cecily Jane
1 comment:
ahahaha i read the whole thing
it's good, but i think asians are built differently
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