by Chris O’Carroll
They do not like you on the right.
You get their panties bunched real tight.
They do not like you in the game,
But you got drafted all the same.
You’re gay, and hey, you’re now a Ram,
You’re NFL, you’re Sam I Am.
Chris O’Carroll is a writer and an actor. In addition to his previous appearances in The New Verse News, he has published poems in Angle, Light, Lighten Up Online, Free Inquiry, and The Rotary Dial, among other print and online journals.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
GREEN EGGS & MICHAEL SAM
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