The Politics Of Skating - For Ron Mclean Poem by Richard Wlodarski
The Politics Of Skating - For Ron Mclean
All those years on Coach's Corner
All those great moments and memories
All the trials and tribulations
All the tears of joy and sorrow
All the great goals and memorable stops
All those super awesome Stanley Cups
All those great wins and awful losses
All the crying and bitching
All the laughing and dancing
The politics of skating
You were my best buddy
Like a brother to me
I'd take a bullet for you
We laughed and cried
So together
We shared some great moments
So very together
You always let me talk
Always have the last word
Always gave me thumbs up
How's that for together
You cared 'bout my politics
Not politics of dancing
But politics of skating
Like good Old Blue Eyes
I did it my way
And you shared highway
We toughed rocky road
Weathered the damn storms
Fought to very end
Wait a damn minute!
Not to the damn end!
You hung me out to dry
Left me under the bus
Politics of dancing
You couldn't bite the bullet
In spite of your last thumbs up
I guess I'm going out skating
I know you're going out dancing
I get the feeling Ron McLean was saying what was necessary to keep his job. Don Cherry has an old school way of speaking, but I think hw was just pointing to all non-poppy wearing individuals.
I can imagine Don Cherry reciting this poem- to Ron Mclean. But seriously I think friends disagree sometimes. And I think Ron knows better
This poem is really thought provoking, Richard. I wonder if one has to be a Canadian to appreciate this issue? I wonder what Ron was doing and thinking while listening to Don (I watched, and had/have no clue) . I wonder what Don really thinks? Does he see a difference between racism and cultural relativism? (The 2 really are not the same) . So much to think about....a fine verse, Richard.
Nope, one doesn't have to be Canadian. I too have no idea what was going through Ron's mind. And especially, giving him two thumps up at the end. M.J., I think he's old school, and doesn't see the difference between the two. The dynamics of what happened called for a thought-provoking poem. Thank you so much for a very well thought-out response.
politics from the bad mind makes racist, divides human into various nations, spreads...phobia among human, makes human conscience-less beast...! ! ///
An excellent response, Mahtab. And an excellent poem! Hope you post it! Thank you so very much.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Well said Richard, Don might think the same way, I do feel though for Ron, he was put in an awkward situation, stand up for a friend, or keep your own job, the truth is we all handle things differently, even if he had spoken up to Don, I doubt it would have done anything. I do think its been blowing out of proportion, either way its a sad loss. Great job Richard, the politics of skating crack under thin ice.
Kevin, I think that if Ron had stopped Don, none of this would have transpired. Their boss would have seen that the situation was under control, and would have respected Ron for having the guts to stop Don. Don would probably still not have agreed with him, but would have respected him. Re: Ron's job, he's wealthy enough!