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Another gladiator fell Watering the field in blood. His head was sheathed, He never cut through the net That descended from the stands. The iron-fisted trident Brought thumbs up from the spectators Indulging in the beer and nuts. There are always some to be sacrificed To placate the mob in the colosseum Beneath the night lights on Mondays, When Coke is the drink of victors, And jerseys are sold to the trainees Who now put on their spikes. These are ours Running headlong into the arena.
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Aug 2, 2016
Aug 2, 2016 at 9:15 AM UTC
Another Gladiator Fell
Another gladiator fell Watering the field in blood. His head was sheathed, He never cut through the net That descended from the stands. The iron-fisted trident Brought thumbs up from the spectators Indulging in the beer and nuts. There are always some to be sacrificed To placate the mob in the colosseum Beneath the night lights on Mondays, When Coke is the drink of victors, And jerseys are sold to the trainees Who now put on their spikes. These are ours Running headlong into the arena.
francie-lynch
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Aug 2, 2016
Aug 2, 2016 at 9:15 AM UTC
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