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The familiar arc of disappointment
The sweet scent of repeated failure
Once again facing the brutal letdown
The aftermath of howls and moans
First the raised hopes, the glimmer and uncertainty
Then, almost immediately, the check of expectations
The unavoidable, inevitable opening of the wound
And still, the surprise at the ultimate fall from grace
Welcome back old friend Disappointment
With your chants of recriminations
Welcome heartache and disbelief
Come snuggle up with me
A Familiar Arc, a playlist
A soundtrack for this note (spotify version)
- Good morning heartache by Billie Holiday
So nice to see you - A bad case of the blues by Dinah Washington
- It hurts like hell by Aretha Franklin
- Blues up and down by Sonny Stitt
Tracing the arc from eternal anticipation to unsatisfying letdown - Blues grinder by Ronny Jordan
'Tis the life of a Black Star's fan to be put through the wringer.
See previous installments: A Familiar Arc (2017), Could have been / Should have been (2014). You'd think I'd be prepared by now...
File under: humour, football, sports, culture, Ghana, Africa, observation, perception, disappointment, life, Observers are worried, poetry, toli
Writing log: January 22, 2024
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