Friday 6 August 2021

Steam Team Pod Squad Ball

by Nick Gisburne



I’m pitching my astonishing new sport
Quadruple the excitement of the rest!
Robotic steam cars, on a neon court
With clowns and vampires, fabulously dressed
Inside a snakeskin pod, a cat, alive
Is hurled towards the spinning end-zone pole
While skeletons on skateboards duck and dive
Distracting their opponents from the goal
A terrifying intermission show
Will sell a tasty ton of TV ads
And monkey marching bands - you know, you KNOW
Appeal to every dimwit, even dads
    I call this wonder ‘steam team pod squad ball’
    Still waiting for the money men to call