Rivals!
\nby cricketjeff on July 4, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nThey met before she knew what love was for
\nHe wanted her to think that he was cool
\nThe ruler of the local swimming pool
\nAnd after that he’d show he knew the score
\nHe thought she liked a rival swimmer more
\nSo Brad set out to make him look a fool
\nSince Dave was going to another school
\nHumiliation’s part of love and war<\/p>\n
Young Brad devised a clever little game
\nTo bring this challenge to a crashing stop
\nHe called Dave’s perfect dive a little tame
\nThen climbed the diving ladder to the top
\nBut as he jumped he heard Dave call his name
\nDistracted he performed a belly flop!<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nOK I may give you something serious instead, but this sort of happened<\/p>\n
Petrachan sonnet for a contest called Belly Flop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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