by James Finn Garner
While Giants fans
And Royal loyals
watch the see-saw
with short breath
life-and-death
I feel like I do when I’m watching
an old favorite movie,
and the second-from-last scene is playing
as succulently as ever
“I couldn’t be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, it’s possible to get another.”
“Love is eternal. It has been the strongest motivation for human actions throughout history. Love is stronger than life. It reaches beyond the dark shadow of death.”
“Well, nobody’s perfect.”
But it will be over soon, like always,
And time disappears again
like always
And I walk up the stairs in the dark house
And hope to sleep
All the way til morning.