take
my record books
and throw them in the freezer
for my descendants to thaw
and take
my boring life story
and burn it to ashes
along with
Sammy Sosa
defining each
each side
of the plate
with a tap of the bat
Mark McGwire
eyes blinking
hard
then
stretching wide
open
to see what is coming
Rickey Henderson
bent over
his head
following
the ball
in then
stopping
straight
down
eyes
peeking
back at the catcher's
glove
Barry Bonds
face full of
boredom and disgust
all those
ball threes