October 12, 2012Major League Salaries
Now, I find a 10 million dollar
salary reasonable for players
that stand sixty feet from Clemens
or Martinez. Their pitches spin
forward in white and red seamed
swirls like peppermint candies
that change into jawbreakers
and could shatter a face
like what happened to your
poor cheekbone. The one
that pleats like a fan as you
smile or presses against mine
when the world descends
in leaden sheets was crushed
by a high school pitcher in Ohio
who had no clue of its value.
from #23 - Summer 2005