[Newspoetry] Fragments and Sorrows of Gary Shaw

[Mark Wilson]

Fragments and Sorrows of Gary Shaw

Man divided?
Extraordinarily multi-sided?
All state football player.
Texas eventual naysayer?
Observer of the offensive?
Notably pensive?
Thoughtful book?
Hallowed culture royally shook?
Envious Howard Cosell and others proclaimed his veneration?
Hemingway potential of his generation?
Overcome by his inner ghosts?
Only to be so tauntingly close -
Following into the depths of the perpetually morose!

Mark Wilson

"They raise cattle and football players in Texas.  The cattle are better 
treated."  -  the late Gary Shaw in 'Meat on the Hoof'