Jade was a judo champion
represented her county
had eyes
on being an Olympian someday
& I?
was just an ordinary dog seaman
& full of that
we met as bored kids
wandering a small shoreline town
we’d go eat & find a quiet bar
talk for hours
her of her hopes & wishes
& I?
the nothing I felt
so little caught me
except the music the words
down on paper thing
then we’d wander the town
just hanging out
then she never turned up
I walked got something to eat
had a drink in the quiet bar
& wondered on how this too
had not caught me
I coulda been a contender charlie
carrying her kit bag to events
being her number 1 fan
the champions man
but no
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