Saturday, January 25, 2025

Victory and Defeat

The winner of the women’s match,*

An absolute surprise,

Delighted all the fans who know

How hard she always tries.

 

In forty-nine attempts, she never

Had a Grand Slam win

And posing with her trophy,

She could not contain her grin.

 

The runner-up, whom everyone,

(Which did include herself)

Expected to go home and add

That trophy to her shelf,

 

Displayed, for all to see,

A rather nasty fit of pique.

She smashed her racket on the ground

While uttering a shriek.

 

She said she had to let off steam

And thus was cut some slack,

But as a pro, she should have known

To hold that anger back.

 

We’re only human, that is true,

Though athletes who compete

Should, in public, hold their heads high

With a win or in defeat.

 

*Australian Open

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