For all those that must jump through hoops.

Hoops upon Hoops
by Dr. Ookus

Hoops upon hoops hang from the sky,
dipping down… into many lives.
Some folks ignore them
Some folks deplore them
Some folks just sit down and cry.
The hoops come in sizes of small, medium and large
They get pushed out of the way, pulled down, or hit by cars
But they are always there; those hoops upon hoops, so eventually the folks will have to care
As all hope is lost
As some curl in fear
One man stands up and wipes away his tears.

He stares through the middle of a medium sized hoop, with green, glistening sparkles and solid white loops.

He takes a deep breath and bends at the knees, then leaps through the air; through the hoop, and back on his feet.

He yells at the others still curled in fear, “Jump through them! Jump through them!”
Because that’s the only way to make hoops disappear.

* (I wrote this poem to represent us college folks, and honor the creative use of words that Dr. Seuss lived by. No comments are expecte, this was just for fun.)