PAIN
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May 22, 2021
by Andaman Sajjanadumrong, Creative Writing Class - Katie Laugen
Pain
What is it you ask?
By definition, pain is suffering or discomfort
Caused by physical or emotional pain.
What causes it?
Perhaps cuts or broken bones physically
Or maybe emotionally by a breakup,
Death of a loved one, pet or friend?
All of the above hurt
Either physically or emotionally.
But what if I tell you
There is a pain so awful,
So terrible, so disgusting
That it combines both
Emotional and physical pain.
My god, you might say
What could cause such pain?
It is a terrible curse,
That Minnesotans have known
For over 60 years.
That pain, that curse
Is none other than
The Minnesota Vikings.
Yes, you heard right
This sports franchise
Is behind all the suffering,
An endless wave
Of pain, false hope, and tears.
A franchise full of promise
And star players
Who could never deliver
When it counted the most.
Four Super Bowl appearances
And none victorious
Numerous playoff appearances
All met with heartbreak and anguish.
Herschel Walker?
Yikes.
Gary Andersen?
Missed it.
Bountygate?
Darn dirty Saints.
Christian Ponder?
Don’t even talk about it.
Blair Walsh?
Missed that too.
2017 NFC Championship Game?
Just kill me.
Now, you might say
Why not just walk away?
Well, it is not that easy.
Being a Vikings fan
Is a lifelong sentence.
A prisoner,
Or a parasitic relationship.
You can’t get away.
It doesn’t matter anyway
The season is over
And with that off my chest
I can focus on other things.
You know what?
I guess there is always next year.
”Skol Vikings”!
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