By kevin urenda
Date: 27 February 1999

up and in

As if this were some game, I seem
destined to be a perpetual
player on the court of
the heart.
It has taken me a lot
of hard and dedicated practice
to be able to take the shots
I do.
Every one I meet seems
to want me to have the ball 
when the clock is about to
run out.
I never worry too much 
any more about how all these
defenses work to guard against 
my game.
But then, this is not a game
and the shots I take all count
and sometimes I’d rather not 
keep score.

2/9/99