I can’t get into the Olympics, I don’t know what to think?
It’s because my internal sports clock is totally all out of sync
I’m used to major sports beginning on a specific date
The Olympics are officially twelve months too late
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is in this distress
When we get realigned is anyone’s guess
The NFL is the only league that started on time last year in the fall
They had their ups and downs but successfully got through it all
They didn’t play the all star game the week before the super bowl
Despite all the empty stadiums, they achieved their final goal
Baseball threw out their first pitch on time in the early spring
Hopefully they will be able to accomplish everything
The CFL cancelled their entire season, not one game did they play
The season starts off in August instead of on Canada Day
The NHL and NBA seasons have been totally out of whack
They hope to start again this October and get everything back on track
Basketball is in the finals of their playoff run
If the Bucks win tomorrow, the season will be done
Then both of these leagues will have their draft before they start this fall
Seattle Kraken will be a new NHL franchise which will be thirty two in all
Getting these entities back to normal is something I hope they will attain
This is one step closer to getting my life back in order again
This is so fragile because it is dependent on bringing this virus to an end
It continues to strengthen as we try our best to defend
The first event at the Olympics hasn’t started and already three cases have arose
This will be a monumental task of keeping it away from every athlete that goes
This has the potential of spreading worldwide from the start
Perhaps one of these participants carrying it with them when they depart
Sitting on the plane and spreading this Delta variant to the rest
Remember they can be still carrying it and have a negative test
They will have to take precautions and isolate each person when they arrive
This is the safest way of insuring that we all can survive
In this respect, they will all have to endure this and take one for the team
Not the ending they imagined they would have to their Olympic dream
We have to all be this vigilant if we want to rid ourselves of this bad seed
If we can’t work through this together we will never succeed
The Black Sheep Poet 