spectator sport
It has only been
a hundred years
since we began
to see a spectator
as one detached
from their subject
for many centuries
to observe meant to
watch and behold
you didn’t have to
be on the field to
attach to what was
going on which makes
me want to claim the
title of baseball beholder
as hope springs eternal
and a fresh season
blooms before us
I’ve listened to John
Fogerty and Steve Earle
sing and James Earl
Jones tell Ray that
people will come
my heart fits
around this game
like a well-worn
glove on a ball
I am an amazingly
average athlete yet
I excel at spectating,
beholding others as
they swing and slide
whether I’m on the
couch or sitting
in the bleachers
pondering the great
mystery of the cosmos
that we are all connected
if we were a hot dog
we would be one
with everything
whether we are
destined for the hall
of fame or grateful
that next year is here
Peace,
Milton
LOVE!!