Well, the good old boys in red, white and blue just couldn't pull it off. After a respectable game, ended in a tie, with powerhouse Italy, we could not muster the must win against the young, upstarts from Ghana. Granted there was a questionable call that led to the game winning penalty kick but in any case, we lost. And are not going into the next round of the World Cup. Another four-year wait remains to see if we can crack the elusive round of 16. Maybe by then, my kids will be more interested in watching it rather than screaming about cartoons.
Pathways
stumbling along the track
picking a route along the way
from this one or that
not knowing where the journey ends
or maybe, at the grave
over well-worn stones and hardened earth
one strides and strides, blistering feet
as the soul pushes on and on
looking for light to come from dawn
i did not know true darkness
until stumbling upon this road
its pathways dead-ends
all along its course