Frisbee By The Lake
November 21, 1998
They’re playing out in the yard
because that is what they’re supposed to do
they’re playing with a Frisbee
by Lake Michigan, on the other side of Lake Shore Drive
and that part interests them, too
because this is new to them
and they
don’t mind that the Frisbee wobbles when
it goes through the air
oh wait, it’s not a Frisbee,
it’s an “ultimate disk”
those differences matter to some people, you know
well? does it matter to me? no.
but I should care, because I’m supposed to care
so now they’re playing Frisbee by the lake
and this is new to them
even though I called it a Frisbee and not a disk
and I can hear the cars on the expressway
and when you live here, you don’t think about
the cars, they’re just a background noise
but now to me they sound like a symphony, and
it’s like music to my ears
and maybe right now there are things
that I don’t hate all the time
I have to learn to hate less. And I have to learn
to like more, and not complain so much
maybe I can practice at Frisbee
I know, I know, it’s ultimate, not Frisbee
maybe the Water Tower ain’t so bad after all
and maybe Navy Pier , well maybe I can deal with that too
Give it time.
Copyright Janet Kuypers.
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