Sports day

The Weak/ The Strong/ and the Neither...

I.

Why can't that girl pick up her legs in the 200 metre dash

Her toes were just an inch or so above the ground when her leg kicked fully backwards

What happened to the P.E. lessons in Hong Kong these days?

II.

Why only three people in the Boys A grade 800 metre

And the nimble leg winner says

'It's been like that for years, that's why I joined & got my gold!'

III.

What a sight

When all B grade girls are gone from the 800 metre track event

A girl in red is still running towards the finishing line from the 100 metre starting.

IV. a

Why laugh?

You thin-legged girl guide runner who comes last

when everybody is trying their best to catch up with the rest

You are smiling to yourself

embarrassingly

swinging your arms slowly

not caring how far behind you already are from the others

What right

have you got

to laugh?

IV.b

O Record Keeper of the 1500M

why One and a half lap behind and still hopping, leaping

keeping your buddy company talking

Have you no shame at all

where's your sporting spirit gone

We don't come to see you crawl

If you are not running

withdraw

V.

I admire the fatty who runs

who knows he doesn't have a chance to win

and still drags

his flabby thighs

spare tyre

and trails along

when everybody is gone

1

The student you like may not be the student who comes first

or second, or third, or fourth

or even running at all

But you like her all the same

or maybe more

2

It's the strong that dwarf the weak

and make them object of ridicule

The groupie that outnumber the lonie

and expose them

and make them target of attack

3

It's touching to see

a girl of great talent

combing straw to make better pom pom balls

giving stickers to every on-looker

shouting slogans shaking sand filled bottles with the cheer team

when she is not the leader

and on the track there isn't one single runner

4

How that F.1 still dashes

when he's already got a red cone behind him

after a smart false start

How he looks for that chance to false start again and won!

5.

'That girl's super

could hardly catch up with her no matter how hard I ran'

remarked a F.5 school team runner

'Who's she?'

'F.1,a new comer.' her friend replied

Rubbing her legs with turpentine massaging her stiff shoulders

A.

Why bring a book to sports meet when a bigger book is in front

why can't you read

why always read second hand

somebody's experience somebody's words?

B

People who read dont think

People who think dont act

people who act dont read

people who read, think and act are few

athletes who run and play dont study

scholars who study seldom run or play

students who run, play and study are few

Be the few

C.

Some city folks like braving the sun

even when there is shade

He would not go under it thinking it nincompoo

Some city folks like hiding in a room

even when there is sun

they would not go out to it

thinking those who do crazy fools