by James Finn Garner
The reason I haven’t
Followed spring training
Or read the predictions
is clear to me now
I wanted to keep this new season
Fresh and whole
And safe from
Everything else now
The new normal
Reflexive shootings
Tactical hate-spit
Boorish provoking
Gleeful aggrieved cruelty
The killing of innocents
Regrettable acts by desperate people
The pull toward chaos
I wanted to keep the great game
Under a glass dome
At least for a while
For more grass to grow
Lush green grass to get through the summer
Amen!