GLOBAL/NAPOWRIMO 2024
DAY 12
THE NATIONAL SPORT
Went to the basketball
arena here
it's the national sport
and man can they play
they can hit the basket
from the centre circle
running up and down
like a troglodytes uncle
sweating for Quirino
like there's no mañana
It was the Mayor's cup
and each Barangay
played each other in
Saguday at four o'clock
or so they told me but
the first game kicked off at six pm
after the beauty
contest and the fashion show followed by
all the introductions
then prayers from the Pastor
a couple of speeches
from the Mayor then more of the same
until the first two
teams started warming up
These guys were spot on
Harlem Globetrotters
eat your heart out
these guys never missed
a shot
from anywhere on the
court
when they started all
hell broke loose
More noise than a jumbo
jet
more kidz than a
kindergarten
more goals than City on
a good day
More baskets than a
weavers cottage
more fans than Real
Madrid
more miles than
Timbuktu
More motorcycles than
the Manx TT
more scooters than
Easter weekend
more tricycles than a
school playground
More hot dogs than the
Charcoal pit
more hamburgers than
MacDunky's
more Filipino's than a
boodle fight
More rice than a paddy
field
more gas stations than
the state of Texas
more parasols than
umbrellas
People to see knowledge
to acquire
other fish to fry
Cock fighting
used to be the thing
but this is the biggest
spectator sport now
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