Overread at Table 4: Watching my Daughter Play Soccer

Watching my Daughter Play Soccer

While watching my daughter play soccer,
I thought to myself,
They may not be as fast
        as the boys
        nor as brutish,
but they kick the same,
       indeed - they kick harder -
they endure as much,
      they can run for far longer periods of time,
they communicate better, co-ordinate passes,
kicks, throw-ins, and
         even when they are losing
         they (unlike the boys)
never,
never,
never
          stop
               trying.







MR
2012-0328
[slight revision 2020-0731]