“HUT!” he yells
and the army of men he commands
promptly shuffle their feet
and the royal leather
ends up at his service
with a movement
fluid as water
and yet powerful as a thunderbolt
the royal leather travels
the galaxy
and cuts through planets
like a knife slicing bread
in spinning rotations
like the propeller of an airplane
in reality it lasted 10 seconds
but it felt like 10 centuries
as the great journey ends
right in the hands
of the running back
and into the endzone
in reality it lasted 9 years
but it felt like 10 seconds
the fame got to his head
the prestige felt oppressive
the freedom was terrifying
the fighting was liberating
the drinks was electrifying
the drugs were everything
and he spiraled down
and down
and down
and down
today he tells his story
to future present and past journeyman alike
a story of what could have been
of what was
of what shouldn’t be
of what you should do
of examples and morals
a story about a perfect spiral