We couldn’t agree—
all these lines,
just dollars and cents—
so we let you go
to dance the dirty bird
while we carouseled
around our next QB.

They shuffled
you to new suitors;
we folded
a great hand—
bleeding our chips,
a future uncertain—
a few feathers ruffled.

A new season,
a tremendous start,
but trouble brewing
beneath the surface:
quiet grumblings
and coaching decisions
that felt like treason.

It’s hard to sustain
elation in the news,
a silent promise
to right the ship,
silence the cynics,
and rejuvenate a team:
welcome home
Kirko Chainz.

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