poem for thursday

I went home for a funeral.
My Grandfather just died,
and the weekend was going to be difficult.
Troy thought it might cheer me up.
Sure he was 50 and fat
and his tan looked cancerous,
but it really was Snuka,
grinding it out for Midwest Renegade Wrestling.

After a few under cards Snuka took the ring.
He won, of course.
He even did his signature “Superfly” move.
Off the top rope, spread eagle,
slamming into that poor bastard
that made 65 bucks to lose
to Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
15 years after his career ended.
That poor bastard.

After his match Snuka walked back into the ring,
holding a plastic K-mart bag
with a Sharpie and a Polaroid camera in it.
Five dollars and you could get your picture
taken with Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.
He signed it right there for you.
I got one, so did Troy.
It looked like he could use the money.

Comments

7 Responses to “poem for thursday”

bikesgonewild on April 9th, 2008 11:44 pm

…sad time, dude…

…kinda sounds like a double funeral…
Humpty on April 10th, 2008 8:05 am

sorry bra. Was Rick Flair there?
Seattle Steve on April 10th, 2008 8:34 am

In 1983 I saw Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka take on Big John Stud at some civic center in Wildwood, NJ. It was awesome! I was sitting next to a pair of middle-aged, tooth-less twin cows that appeared to have been “piney-people”. They were doubled over crying and moaning….literally….when Snuka appeared to be in big trouble. For the first time I discovered that some people actually thought pro wrestling was real.

That was a great week. We just graduated from high school, and I had my brother’s military ID. His listed weight and height were 210 and 6′2″. I was 150 and 5′8″. The local beer store could care less.

I am approaching the 210 these days.
-dan on April 10th, 2008 8:49 am

my goal in life is to make a living carrying a plastic K-mart bag
with a Sharpie and a Polaroid camera in it. My signed pics are $10, but I am willing to drop my pants.
John on April 10th, 2008 9:09 am

Better days.
Joe on April 10th, 2008 9:34 am

gangsta! damn..
Corey the Courier on April 11th, 2008 5:51 am

What’s wrong with living in the Pine Barrens? And what do you mean Pro Wrestling isn’t real? In his prime Superfly was the most awesome pro wrestler ever.

Damn shame Snuka has to sell polaroids after those phenomenal years of taking ‘roids.