Gehrig's Grace | baseball, Yankees

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Friday, 04 July 2008

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Gehrig's Grace

By Skip Shea,

The streets are gray
with sand and salt
dirty artillery for
winter's defense

the harshest winter
birthed one early September
that has yet to relinquish to spring

And I am looking for Gehrig’s Grace

Giants may fall
either, entering through golden gates
or at the hand of HGH syringes
and Home Depot box cutters

Not to return by
Presidential bullhorns
congressional hearings or
concerts for New York

And I am looking for Gehrig’s Grace

The luckiest man
on the face of the earth
has turned ghost
and carries a Jacob Marley mourn

An echo that carries
a haunting paralyzed moment
of what it means to be a man
staring down death
in the dawn of this new century
like a juiced Clemens fastball

And I am looking for Gehrig’s Grace

Skip Shea is an actor, artist, performer and poet. His one man show Catholic (Surviving Abuse & Other Dead End Roads) made its debut at the Bowery Poetry Club and his artwork has been shown at chezTGN Gallery in Brooklyn.

This poem was selected for an Honorable Mention in the 2008 "Play Ball" Writing Contest.

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