Tackling Bontempelli

 

If I don’t keep him to 20 touches
the coach is a nutter,
but his bloody arms are longer
than Peter Senior’s putter
and trying to pin this skinny wuss
is like trying to tackle an octopus.

 

About Damian Balassone

Damian Balassone is a failed half-forward flanker who writes poetry. He is the author of 'Strange Game in a Strange Land'.

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