A silence broadcast itself
through the stunned onlookers.
Never had they been witness
to such a tragic circumstance.
Men cried,
women hid the dazed
and innocent eyes
and ears of their children.
With the future now in question,
all they could do
was sadly stumble
through their suddenly shaken lives.
The NFL was on strike.
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35 comments:
Yeah. 'Cause in Japan, suddenly the NFL's problems seem really important.
Wait. What?
Sizzlin', MM. Sizzlin'.
ugh. money & power at its finest...nice write monkey...and what Ti said...
Really? I'm going to believe in a God in Heaven if that's so. My neighbors scream like chimps for hours on end. The zoo will be closed! Yahoo!
your last lines really shake stuff up...
They'll just have to absentmindedly stuff their faces to something else.
Pointed commentary, MM. I like it.
I've been sitting here for the past ten minutes, trying really hard to shed a tear about sports-related things...
Alas.
I keep getting distracted by the thought of chicken wings and pizza rolls and miniature burritos dipped in garlic salsa.
Not that I have any of those things right now, but I imagine NFL devotees chowing down on them during gatherings.
If only I can wipe the NFL off the face of the planet, there will be 72% more pizza rolls available for me to eat.
I like the sound of that.
NFL strike could be worldwide,
what a drama,
super pensive 55.
well done.
I was thinking Hindenburg until the reveal.
This is news to me, a NFL strike. Why are they striking?
xo
What's NFL? Nice write MM.
Huh --This is a good one, like KB's response, unfortunately I do know what it stands for Nice Fashionably Legs = big men in tights, so what is the difference between men in tights in the ballet vs football? The men in the ballet are tougher, you try standing on your toes and running and landing full force on your toes... without being carried off the field... Smile, I am still on Thursday and just got home and FF55 is here already, will I ever get my mime week figured out?
Joanny
MM....I have faith that they will play, too much money at stake.
Nice job converting this situation into fiction!(returns your serve)!
Loved your 55 My Friend...
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
Nice irony. I once would have cared, but I grew up and the NFL grew down. It's all about money, and college ball's not too far behind. Great 55.
Ah, Football where grown, immature, rich men try their best to kill one another, then after the final whistle walk off the field grabbing each others ass. And they waste SO MUCH Gatorade!
I watch parts of the Super Bowl--while I'm blogging, that is!
Suspense, and a surprise ending--you have a winner here Monkey Man.
PEACE!
Oh, goodness.... things align AGAIN for us, we had similar thoughts.
Shaky 55
I love it!
I read your 55 out loud. Now my hubby's heart is breaking.
I thought you were talking about Dear Liz's demise. You got me again.
Alas, I haven't shed one tear for the NFL...what's wrong with me? My three sons think they've raised a mother without feeling!!!
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Wow, I had no idea. What have I been paying attention to?
Huh, well I like a football game here and there- but a good bloody college rumpus is fine with me. Thanks for playing!
Oh crap that means no young rich boys in tight pants bending over, I hope my old lady hasn't heard about this yet. Or I'll have to dig out those dame spandex sweats.
Glad it's just the NFL and not Japan.
- Alice
Love the twist at the end. Exemplary.
Maybe we should call in the Governor of Wisconsin . . .
Yeah!
OK, Janna said much better than I, so...
I will add that, right now, it's a little like ice-cube makers striking in Antarctica.
Disaster!
Very funny 55.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
say it ain't so Ralphie...
5 months of prayer
Peace, hp
thanks for stopping by MM
I think that is what would truly happen if the NFL went on strike. I enjoyed your poem.
Aw, the poor football addicts. :)
Seems like everyone in the world is on strike about something. Except me. Someone has to be "average". :)
Aw, the poor football addicts. :)
Seems like everyone in the world is on strike about something. Except me. Someone has to be "average". :)
like others i thought it would be about japan. certainly throws a light on what's really important though, eh?
I'm with alice but you had me anyway see ya next week.
The Vicious One
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Very clever!
I still thought it was about Japan.. :)
Smiles xx
You are amazing. One post so touching and the next such a crack up. Well done, Monkey. You deserve a banana.
Is this true or not? I so don't follow football... But very, very nicely written!!
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