after a loss

The Night of the Loss 

When the smiles

for the camera, wellwishers

are taken down

the delirium of being on the 9pm news

wears off

and going to bed has been put off 

as long as possible

sobs wrack the bony shoulders 

under the weight of loss 

after months of practice

 

the heart twisting 

with each new wave 

of dashed hopes, self -recrimination

wanting to be better, 

care less, but unable to,

she folds into her sister

who lets her cry

soothes her to sleep

tells her tomorrow is another day.

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Tears fall fast on the sister's lap

Who hugs her as she whispers

Of course you fight to win, 

If not why fight at all

wanting to be a better loser 

but wanting to wail as well 

with the worry that she let the team down

she folds into her sisters lap

to ask why

When the

And the well wishers hugged and thanked while s