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\nour key fullback
\nsearching for something in
\nhis locker
\nhis equipment bag
\nhis pockets
\nbefore the game<\/p>\n
The muscled
\nalways confident
\nget ‘er done
\nsmash though
\nfor the touchdown
\nguy was frantic<\/p>\n
What the hell, Mike
\nI said
\nyesterday you were
\ngonna kick ass
\nwhat’s wrong?<\/p>\n
Nuthin’ he said
\npanting and
\nexpanding his search<\/p>\n
I turned to Barney
\nwho knew everything necessary
\nLost his lucky penny
\nhe said
\nthe one his girlfriend
\nthe hairdresser
\nscratched their initials into<\/p>\n
I felt the pall settling over us
\nlike cold wet wool<\/p>\n
We gotta look for the penny
\nBarney said
\nit’s necessary.<\/p>\n
We all looked high and low
\nin and out
\nright and left
\nin front and behind<\/p>\n
No lucky penny<\/p>\n
Coach said don’t be silly<\/p>\n
but Mike couldn’t stop
\nbeing silly
\nthat girlfriend might as well
\nhave been a spy
\nfor the emperor<\/p>\n
and still she lovingly
\nsnipped each lock of
\nhis frazzled will.<\/p>\n
NaPoWriMo 10: Our weaknesses are usually self propelled. Consider a scratched coin. Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"