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THEY ROSE IN UNISON
They rose in unison
To cheer the contact
A pitch at 99 and diving
A swing graceful and compact
Taking a bat head through the plane
That a sinking fastball
Would carve in space
While compensating for
The strained wrist and left quad
The ache of last night’s bed
And the pressure of the press
Always playing up your bad points
And taking for granted the gifts
While all around you is youth
Kids in the stands
Stares from the teens
Who want your stats
Admiring glances from bashful girls
And lascivious winks from
Thirty something freaks
Who dot the audience
And strut their obedience
If ever called upon
To opine on the feats
Of the athlete upon whom she feasts
A snarl of independence
And the obsequious smirk
Are not contradictory
They are bookends on the same shelf
Isolated from each other
By all the learning
In the few books remaining
That stand between the two.
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