The 2016 NBA Finals: An Invocation

The 2016 NBA Finals: An Invocation

 

Tell us, O Muse

Of that man of many buckets

Who shoots from far and wide

After winning back to back MVPs.

Many the teams his Warriors saw

Whose losses he dealt.

Many the struggles in finally

Beating the Thunder in seven

To bring himself and his friends

To the Finals again.

Tell us again, O Muse

Of that man of many medals

The one that Cleveland foretold

Would bring prosperity once again.

Many the teammates he’s had

Whose trades thus were dealt.

Few were the struggles in easily

Leading his Cavaliers from the East

To bring himself and his friends

To the Finals again.

Two tales entwined, as old as time

That we gather now to hear

The preeminent hero meets

The legend that preceded him.

The defending champions against

A city impoverished of gold.

Shall we cast our coins for Draymond

Or withhold them for Kev and Kyrie?

Lay allegiances with Thompson

Tristan or Klay?

For both now a barrage of

Three pointers shall fly

While Golden State run

Pick and rolls and Cleveland

Raid the boards with size.

Yet despite the best wishes

Of each, one must fail

Be it by their own un-wisdom,

Masters Kerr and Lue,

Fated of Death Lineups and Big Men,

Or by foolishly fouling the shooters of Helios,

So that Silver, the basketball overlord,

May deny them their rings.

Tell us, O Muse, tell us of all of these things

Beginning at game one and to whence it shall end.

Tell us of NBA Finals and triumph to bring.

 - Wildcard