By Savannah Haze
Date: 2007 Sep 17
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[[2007.09.17.00.20.11200]]

The Fan

The only thing louder than your voice
is that orange shirt you’re wearing,
pretending you are there in the stands, though
you are

[only]

here with me

You jump
And flop
And yell
And curse
And grunt
And groan
Sometimes commiserate
Sometimes celebrate

You pour yourself into this game
Until all that’s left of you in the end is
A smile or a scowl

If only you put that much emotion into me
I might not be writing poems at midnight
While you sleep in the other room.