Thirteen Ways of Looking at Pino

This one goes out to Rusty because he asked for something about the man who is Joe Pino. Also I would be posting a new blog today but I didn't return home last night until around 1 am, and I promptly had to get up and out of my house at five o'clock for work, so I am le tired and you will have to wait until tomorrow for my newest post. So for your enjoyment here it is....

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Pino
I.
Among the football linesmen
One man stands as king.
Pino surveys his men and is satisfied.

II.
I couldn’t help but notice the enormity of man that stood before me.
Number sixty-eight produced a shadow like no other,
And I thought to myself
This man must be king.

III.
As Pino shouted out orders
The world stopped to listen

IV.
The grass of the field crumbled under the weight of Pino’s feet
The blades stayed bowing long after his presence had passed

V.
Though the accomplishments of the king often go neglected;
Pino remains proud having done his job.
The modest king among men,
Might not even realize it.

VI.
After the carnage the battlefield lay covered in blood and sweat of those fallen.
Dirt over-turned the once green field,
As the villagers went to work restoring it to its original beauty.
The defeated warriors return to the land from whence they came.
Among those left was the mighty Pino
Now making ten dollars an hour to drive the fallen Johnson’s mighty Volkswagen steed.

VII.
A warning to all men who do not realize the greatness of Pino.
You worship a God you cannot see;
But why can you ignore this God among us?
Fear that his wrath is swift and vengeful
And one you might find yourself falling in.





VIII.
Pino in his castle is mild and modest.
A jealous brother broods before picking a fight.
Though tears are shed neither quits
Until Pino reigns supreme as the victor.

IX.
Placed in front of his wizards communication connection to the world
Pino remains anonymous.
Though no one knows who is watching
They still respect his ominous presence and power after witnessing his awesome force.

X.
In his imaginary world Pino rules by a new name,
This one more vengeful and ruthless.
He stalks through the terrain with his army at his side,
Claiming souls left and right.

XI.
But this is not just Pino’s world
As the many enemies flock against him.
The once mighty king now cowers,
Before the amassed forces against him.

XII.
In a final resurgence of strength,
Pino calls to his side his trusted companions.
Together they will make a last rush,
To try and win this battle.

XIII.
But even his most faithful desert him,
And the once proud king is defeated.
The Mighty Pino has fallen.