Book Eight

School's 

Teams faced

Nemesis 

Next on schedule,

Lead up practices 

Trained agility to 

Preclude any injuries.


Zeus

Awoke,

Poseidon 

Withdrew, Hektor,

Stirred by Apollo,

Led Trojan advance on

Achaians' shore beached, black ships.


Night

Quiet

Broken by

Siren, fire

Set in sixth form dorm 

Closet, campus watched, as

Rumours swirled, faculty stressed.


Field

Crowded,

Players ran

In circle, through 

Open man, pocket

Presence, quick release, deep

Ball, anticipation drills.


Grim

View moved

Patroklos 

To rush back to 

Achilles, hoping 

That he'd be able to 

Persuade him to drop anger.


Boys

Paired in 

Night patrols,

Fifth form scholar 

Nabbed: had used fire

Chief privileges to

Set fires, then lead response.


Coach

Spelled out

Penalties:

Tripping; striking;

Kneeing; colliding

With kicker; chop blocks; taunts;

Unnecessary roughness.


Line

Drawn, not

Visible,

Both sides clashed at

Ships' sides, Hektor to

Torch it, Aias to drive

Him back, those nearest struck down.


Dorm

Masters

Proposed new

Intramural, 

Sunday, touch football 

Games on quad in front of 

Chapel, coaches supported.


Coach

Tasked old

Quarterback 

To challenge new

Varsity star with 

Counter feints not covered

By the offensive playbook.


Deep 

Despair,

Patroklos 

Begged Achilles 

To let him take up

Arms, borrow his armour,

Lead Myrmidons in battle.


Games

Roster

Attracted

Opportunists:

Football's varsity 

Versus soccer; runners; 

Tongue-tied voted quarterback.


Balls

Headed,

Passed, shot with

Speed, reactions 

From soccer team used

Muscle memory for 

Body coordination.


He

Allowed 

Patroklos 

To drive Trojans 

Fighters from ships, quench 

Flames, turn back, cautioned him

To not provoke Apollo.


Tongue-

Tied leaned

On his friend's

Honed repertoire 

From the football field 

To adapt maneuvers 

Suitable for touch playing.


Lone

Runner

Set course pace

At dual meet,

Fleet of foot, arms, swung

Backwards, propelled forward,

With iron thigh, calf muscles.


Bronze

Shielded

Patroklos,

Flames engulfed ship,

Achilles summoned 

Myrmidons, prayed to Zeus,

His stand-in slaughtered Trojans.


Rules

Reviewed,

Blue and grey

Armbands, gift of

Faculty wives, tied 

To distinguish crowded

Field dressed in casual clothes.









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