Serena Williams: A Champion Is Under Fire (So What Else Is New?) Poem by Luke Easter

9/12/09 US Open down 15-30, foot fault is the call,
Simply get psyched for your second serve that’s all,
Whoa, I had to hit the rewind button on the remote,
“I will ram this ball down your bleeping throat? ”

No! This from Serena Williams champion of true?
Shows what can happen when loosing your cool,
Even a champion in the class of, “the prime elite, ”
Will have victory snatched by the jaws of defeat.

So, two points to Miss Clijsters, game, set and match,
Serena seemed to leap in defense like a wounded cat,
We’re not only talking money but professional pride,
Standing her ground only the weaker ones run & hide.

And not to take anything from the Clijsters girl Kim,
I’m sure many hard hours on the court & in the gym,
3 years after giving birth, many saying she could not,
Played the match of her life against #1 in the top spot.

Even Dr. J and Larry Bird, this I will never forget,
In a game had their hands around each others neck,
Superstar athletes perform in severe mental heat,
They loose there long before being physically beat.

Yeah! Players like Dennis Rodman and Karl Malone,
On second thought think I’ll leave well enough alone,
Well, you get the picture watching it is the easy part,
Strategy’s in the brain, the beat flows from the heart.

As the blood is boiling hot enough to brew herbal tea,
And the smell is animal like with the scent of victory,
It’s impossible to cool it down even with ice cold water,
H2o will evaporate because the temperature gets hotter.

Hey, don’t be too hard on any player not being humble,
The whole reason we’ll watch sports is for the rumble,
And I don’t mean like football or combatants who box,
Could be a golf match when a player is put on the clock.

Miss Williams has apologized, simply let it go at that,
Eventually, she and Kim will once again play it back,
Same draw or in the finals they’ll meet sooner or later,
Hope the match is not like this, hope it will be greater.

2010, Serena has a foot injury that many are claiming suspect,
She’s pulled out of some tournaments oh how easily we forget,
There are not too many kind words, sports writers have to say,
It wasn’t that long ago the tennis world did not want her to play.

It is the 2011 U.S. Open and controversy is again in the news,
Serena shouts come on as the balls in play expressing her views,
And although the shot was clearly out of her opponent’s reach,
Code violation and point reversal from the chair umpire’s seat.

“Intentional Hindrance” from the Greek official, Asderaki said,
Fiery competitor that she is Serena blew a gasket from her head,
Already on probation not from assault, DUI, or a heinous crime,
Reacting like two guys, Roddick & McEnroe, speaking her mind.

'If you ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way, ”
Along with several other choice words Ms. Williams had to say,
To make a supposedly long match short it was like that outburst,
Former number one faces an uphill battle again to be ranked 1st.

Sam Stosur won the match 6-2 6-3, yes the Aussie played great,
And it is seriously doubtful if that one incident decided her fate,
Is it possible one point might dictate the outcome of 2 out of 3?
When it takes an entire match to give a, “Champion” the victory.

Couple of the world’s best players, were in the finals of this game,
An individual sport of unparalleled excellence driving you insane,
Through all the adversity these champions still performed above,
With unequalled compassion which as always begins with, “Love! ”