#189 Ultimate Is Not

I heard a tale from a marvellous man

Telling me "Ultimate is" and "Ultimate can"

I want to add a riposte where he may have erred and forgot

Let me add my lot to emphasise what Ultimate is not.

Ultimate is not what you imagined initially

The summation of students sauntering hippy-ly

Much more it is moulded of athletes competing

Jumping and throwing and diving and sprinting.

Ultimate is not a game for canines though we aren't exclusive

Any human we find who wishes to join can pursue this

We've an open division, for all to enjoy

We also play mixed - half girl and half boy

A women's division to cap off this list

Except for masters, to prove we're not ageist

Whatever you play, you can compete to the A-list

Reach highlight reels that'll make you famous.

Ultimate is not easy to start, but it is to improve

If you have the heart and you find your groove

We all started struggling, trying to find feet

By drilling and training until it's time to compete.

Ultimate is not to be written off, not 'til you've seen

What can be achieved with plastic and dreams

Until you understand that it's more than the sport

It's the community and heart that holds this fort.

Ultimate is not like anything that you've known

Until you see your own first smooth disc thrown

There's a very good reason your friend got hooked

And is playing with plastic every time that you've looked.

Ultimate is not easy. Ultimate is not for wimps

It is not played by dogs or cats or chimps

It's played by people. It's played with respect

This disc-sport is catching, and bound to infect.

Ultimate is not something I can really take lightly

Yes, the name's stupid, I take the jokes politely

But it repays effort and kindness like nothing else I do

Ultimate *is* for me. Don't just assume Ultimate is not for you

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