Another heartbreaking loss,
And the players, try as they might
To hide it, are struggling
Beneath the burden of so much defeat—
Seven in a row now, how absolutely
Humiliating, devastating, crushing,
How challenging for professionals
Who have succeeded at every level
Of the game to find themselves
At this moment hopeless losers
With no clue about how to go forward.
But, ready or not, the next game
Is just a day away, so clean those cleats,
Dry those eyes, and get ready to suit up.
