Travesty at its Finest
By C. J. Strong
His name was Travis, and
he was an alcoholic
He loved to bowl, and
drinking gave him an edge
His passion for the sport
was unparalleled, and he was very good
He could have gone to the
Olympics, but drinking was his best sport
His frame of drinking and bowling slowly came to an end
He had wasted most of his
life as a could-have-been
He watched on as friends
and teammates became famous
He decided that enough
was enough, and he quit cold turkey
His life finally started
to turn around, and he started to compete again
His bowling prowess and
untapped potential was unlike anyone else
His technique helped him
win several perfect games
He decided to make one
last go of it, and so he did
His shot back to the top,
and he was off to the Olympics
He was finally fulfilling
his dreams, that is until an old friend came back into his life
His alcoholism was back,
and back to the gutter he went
He only took one shot of
whiskey, and that was all it took
He drank for several
days’ straight leading up to the competition
He no longer cared if he
won or lost, as long as he did it with a beer in his hands
He entered his final
bowling match as the anchor for his
team just as alcohol was for him
His hands shook and his
performance was lack luster
His partners couldn’t
believe their eyes
His one shot at
redemption had turned into a foul
He decided to drink one
last one before the match ended
His body could no longer
take the abuse
He collapsed after
releasing his bowling ball one final time
His liver could spare no more
He could hear the crowd as
they reacted to the pins getting knocked down
Strike!
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