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They should hold the Olympics on that boat in the canal.<\/p>\n

Melt down the golden medals and distribute on PayPal.<\/div>\n
Forget the roadside run from Fukushima with the torch.<\/div>\n
Postpone a year for Covid fear, stay home or on the porch.<\/div>\n
One hundred twenty days of running with the cursed flame.<\/div>\n
And through the meltdown site as if it were part of a game.<\/div>\n
News sources say the current flame’s already been blown out.<\/div>\n
They relit with a backup torch. It’s what it’s all about.<\/div>\n
And do we need proof now the world knows how to run and swim?<\/div>\n
In many places folks can’t even get into a gym.<\/div>\n
For those who’ll sit at home to see who stays inside their lane,<\/div>\n
the process and expenditure are not seen as insane,<\/div>\n
but morale boosters showing our conventions must sustain.<\/div>\n
Somewhere inside, an old Greek gene is nagging at the brain.<\/div>\n
It’s just a game, without intent, to minimize the pain,<\/div>\n
an ancient entertainment we are told must never wane.<\/div>\n
But, fifteen thousand athletes all gathered at this time<\/div>\n
seems to reflect a state somewhere between nonsense and crime.<\/div>\n
In twenty years, predictions have Olympic sites on Mars.<\/div>\n
And, after that, Venusians may be dancing with the stars.<\/div>\n
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