The three words that left me speechless

I pick the daily paper,

I stare wonder-struck.

Those three words jump out at me.

Re-read it to make sure,

Unbelievable! I say,

And get away.

I turn instead to that infinite source,

Every “connected’ person’s daily med course.

I can’t believe what I see

Yet again, those three words jump out at me.

It’s all over the place,

Every video, news, every fresh page.

“Germany rapes Brazil”

That couldn’t really be real!

Last I knew, winning was a matter of pride

Unlike rape, not a crime.

So, what was with the innuendo?

Was the new dictionary so starved of words?

Or was the mind behind the fingers

Such a moronic dud?

For rape is not funny,

And rape is not = winning, honey.

Written as a reaction to the manner of reporting of the recent victory of Germany over Brazil in the FIFA World Cup Semi-Finals by the media. If you haven’t seen the news already, just Google “Germany rapes Brazil” and you will have page-loads to read/watch.