Long Suffering Fan Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 One way that helps me deal with difficult situations is humor. (I know, first world problems, the most difficult thing I have had to deal with in the last week was the heart-breaking loss of my football team, but still.) A little gallows humor is not a bad thing. So, I thought a poem would be in order and, let's face it, this is not a haiku day. No, only a limerick fits how I feel. Here was my first pass: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills They played Kansas City The result wasn't pretty Now all of their fans have the ills Ehhhh...weak...not terrible for 2 minutes of work, but the middle is soooo generic and doesn't capture my true feeling. This has led to my next iteration: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills With 13 remaining Our defensive coordinator lost his freaking mind and made possibly the two worst and most non-sensical defensive calls in the history of football Now all of their fans have the ills This captures my feeling a lot better, but I have a vague feeling that I might be forcing it to fit just a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 There once was a QB JA Who made us sing HEY-EH-EH-EH! His big arm did save us When he found Gabe Davis But lose in a heartbreaking way 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) There once was a coach named Leslie Frazier His coaching was fine but he misjudged the time Now he's off to a new job in his Blazer Edited January 25, 2022 by HOUSE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Long Suffering Fan said: One way that helps me deal with difficult situations is humor. (I know, first world problems, the most difficult thing I have had to deal with in the last week was the heart-breaking loss of my football team, but still.) A little gallows humor is not a bad thing. So, I thought a poem would be in order and, let's face it, this is not a haiku day. No, only a limerick fits how I feel. Here was my first pass: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills They played Kansas City The result wasn't pretty Now all of their fans have the ills Ehhhh...weak...not terrible for 2 minutes of work, but the middle is soooo generic and doesn't capture my true feeling. This has led to my next iteration: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills With 13 remaining Our defensive coordinator lost his freaking mind and made possibly the two worst and most non-sensical defensive calls in the history of football Now all of their fans have the ills This captures my feeling a lot better, but I have a vague feeling that I might be forcing it to fit just a little. I like it!! We will find out soon if our owner/gm is committed to winning, or just being "good", ala 1990's Dolphins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Long Suffering Fan said: One way that helps me deal with difficult situations is humor. (I know, first world problems, the most difficult thing I have had to deal with in the last week was the heart-breaking loss of my football team, but still.) A little gallows humor is not a bad thing. So, I thought a poem would be in order and, let's face it, this is not a haiku day. No, only a limerick fits how I feel. Here was my first pass: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills They played Kansas City The result wasn't pretty Now all of their fans have the ills Ehhhh...weak...not terrible for 2 minutes of work, but the middle is soooo generic and doesn't capture my true feeling. This has led to my next iteration: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills With 13 remaining Our defensive coordinator lost his freaking mind and made possibly the two worst and most non-sensical defensive calls in the history of football Now all of their fans have the ills This captures my feeling a lot better, but I have a vague feeling that I might be forcing it to fit just a little. I like the structure of the first one. I'd tweak it slightly to reflect my own feelings: There once was a team named the Bills Who seemingly scored at their wills They played Kansas City But the coaching was $hitty And now I am green in the gills. - Or how about - For some unknowable reason In the biggest game of the season The coach lost his head and his team crapped the bed leaving all of the Mafia grievin' - one more - When football history beckoned with a tough choice the head coach did reckon, but he made the wrong call most egregious of all He blew it in just thirteen seconds Edited January 25, 2022 by Logic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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