Book Twelve

Home

Covered

Away team 

Offense, wildcat 

Play, running back took

Snap, not their quarterback,

Defense scrambled from scrimmage. 


Troy's 

Gate let

In fleeing 

Trojans, ramrod

Agenor threw spear

To stop Achilles, god 

Wrapped him in mist, took his shape.


Home

Football 

Spectators 

Turned around, stretch

Limousine circled

Campus, parked in front of 

School house, chauffeur opened door.


Out

Route called,

Away team 

Receiver ran

Straight down center field,

Right angled toward sidelines 

Where home defense tackled him.


God, 

Disguised 

As mortal,

Agenor, led

Achilles away 

From Troy, until, wised up,

Swerved toward real target: Hektor.


Names,

Guessed from 

Grandstand, head

Viewed in profile;

Grey, pinstriped suit; black,

Polished wingtips; ascot;

Assured steps approached building.


Blitz

Defense

By home sacked

Quarterback, next

Pass, fumbled, ball turn

Over, stop, and go by

Wide receiver scored home goal.


Fight

Or flight

Dilemma 

Spurred Hektor from 

Achilles until 

Athena tricked him, spear

Aimed, missed, thrown again, hit mark.


Off

Campus

Drama: new

Coach had shown up 

Unexpectedly 

During practice, found his 

Wife bedded with a colleague.


Home

Draw play,

Quarterback 

Surprised defense-

Receivers covered-

Clutched football tight, and ran

Straight down midfield to end zone.


Ghost 

Of friend,

Patroklos-

Stalled at Hades- 

Rebuked Achilles,

Logs, livestock piled, flames rose 

Once winds summoned, bones reclaimed.


Two

English 

Department 

Masters, team sports 

Shirkers, moved pieces

Through tactical gambits

Diagrammed by grandmasters.


A

Pistol 

Formation 

Faced away team's 

Man on man defense,

Short-yardage back surprised, 

Diagonal run crossed zones.


Games

Commenced-

With divine 

Interventions-

Chariots, boxing,

Wrestling, running, spear throws,

Archery; prizes envied.


Home,

Away 

Cross country

Runners, soccer 

Players, headed to

Football bleachers, joining 

Alumni for end of game.


In

Jersey,

On crutches,

Convalescent 

Quarterback high fived

Teammates, his replacement,

Watched by director, coaches.


Zeus

Frowned, had

Thetis tell

Achilles to

Accept ransom from 

Priam for Hektor's corpse,

Whose travel Hermes guided.


Towels

Snapped in 

Boisterous

Celebration, 

Prep league trophy win

In the cards after school's 

Closest rival was beaten.


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