Manny being Manny
Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez
# 24 at play near FENWAY’S GREEN MONSTER
galumphing along
as if in a field of buttercups
enchanted with the motion of bright butterflies
RED SOX # 24
takes his time
A large ox-like creature
Uniform always askew
never ‘crisp’ like a head of lettuce
or starched white shirt
Sometime using ‘visits’ to relieve himself
inside the hidden recesses of the sacred verdant tin-wall
Manny just being Manny
returns the ball to the infield
Awkward in the field unconcerned
just galumphing along
AND THEN
Manny at bat#24 becomes a fearsome hitter
His eyes darken with intent
a true student of rapping out hits
a keen eye at the plate
works the pitch-count
from atop his 6foot 5inch frame
Dreadlocks fly in disarray
at the force of his swing
as if he were some different galumpher
Arms outsretched heavenward in triumph
after another home-run
while he just stands watching nightly cheers fade
just memories
along with the transient sparkle of millions
Manny just being Manny
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