tears

i keep thinking of things i need to remember for next year
like
to bring a pair of socks to change into after the games
i always forgot that this year
and then i remember
there isn't going to be a next year.
i am graduating.
and my heart breaks a little more

beat of life

 the dribble is my

heartbeat

the bounce pass

and it skips a thump

the swish is my

bloodflow

the rebound

and it rushes

the layup is my

breathintake

the leap

and I hold my exhale.

Heartbeat. Bloodflow. Breath. Life.