Misadventures by Michael Yan
The kids back then wouldn’t
let me play
Red Rover, never realizing
it’s got nothing to do with muscle-
it’s the grip that matters
and sometimes I’d watch them
break the hold
just as someone came running
full speed, only to trip from
the momentum
and now that kid is probably drinking
craft beer in Portland
talking shit about the girls
who dumped him,
never realizing
it’s got nothing to do with his muscles.
Back then I’d watch them play Red Rover
running full speed
the grip the hold the momentum and sometimes
the break
that just wouldn’t
never realizing
it’s got nothing to do with girls
drinking dumped me
only to trip him
it’s muscles, muscle-
that matters now
talking shit about the
craft beer in Portland
and someone who is probably his kid
never realizing
it’s got nothing to do with kids
