(Shodai pancaked)
ozeki had rough
start this Nagoya basho,
but been coming back
(don’t speak Japanese - clueless
on “Goeido” syllables)
(gonna go with three,
because fuck it, no one reads
these things anyways)
late in day five when people
was waiting for superstars
Kisenosato
sitting beside ring, big boys
about to sumo
last ozeki bout brings sad
Shodai and strange Goeido
Goeido’s mostly
slipped beneath my sumo
fascination gaze
yet there he is - ozeki
class, so obviously good
he blasts Shodai from
jump, but Shodai refuses
last step with spirit
a great fucking bout breaks out,
Goeido stays in control
after good tussling,
a gentle pause for polite
applause from sweet crowd
fighting spirit manifests
in ways other than just wins
finally Shodai
is pancaked into a loss,
Goeido on top
but they drew energy from
those idle in attendance
wins and losses in
long run (of life) don’t mean shit,
necessarily
did you have fucking spirit?
or did you waste away time?
(full match if you'd like to watch - from Jason's Sumo Channel)
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