Bill Roberts, Poet

A Dog’s Outrage at Michael Vick’s Return to the NFL

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

He may have the Humane Society of America fooled,

but not me.

Polite Tony Dungy, the NFL Commissioner,

the Eagles’ coach, a bunch of salivating Eagles’ fans,

but not me.

Even heard a nice looking reporter on “Good Morning

America” say he believed in

redemption and forgiveness, a second chance,

but not me.

How many of my sisters and brothers

did Michael Vick kill, horribly?

How many second chances did he think to give them?

Fella named Adolf Hitler passed this way once,

killed some six million dogs of humanity -

Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, others

he didn’t throw a bone to,

give a second chance.

Hitler hasn’t been redeemed or forgiven yet,

but truth is,

he didn’t play ball for the NFL.

(Note:  I doubt this poem is publishable, maybe because few if any would have the courage to publish it, but I felt I had to get it out of my system.  Is the NFL so hard up, I wonder, that it has to stoop to the Michael Vicks of this world to keep its cash register overflowing?  Vick is a good football player.  He’s not a good human being.  Woof! and for shame, NFL.)

Tags: Dogs, Football, Michael Vick, NFL
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