Seabiscuit
disorganized yet a threat
Seabiscuit was carrying others debt,
he roared around the track
captured every opportunity to attack
he was lonely inside
it was a rush every ride.
Seabiscuit was a troubled horse just like Red Pollard who was instead a grown up boy who lost his parents at a young age. Seabiscuit was an odd horse instead of a sleek, elegant figure he was boxy, and small. Red was also a strange build for his type. Most jockeies were short, light men so the horse didn't have to struggle with the jockey atop its back. Red was a tall jockey who had to go to drastic lengths just to remain under one hundred fifteen pounds. Red and Seabiscuit were a perfect match because they both had struggled through life and didn't quite fit the category of "eye candy".
Red Pollard
beat down with others words and actions
yet horses felt a gentle reaction
real horses with a special empathy
was caught in a daily catastrophe,
different weight and size
took time for many to realize.
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