Sport 41: 2013
Kerrin P. Sharpe — in the time it takes
Kerrin P. Sharpe
in the time it takes
in the time it takes
a reaction to occur
you return from the centre line
to count the hairs
in a dead man’s nose
you haven’t missed the music
or the fire or the horseplay
of bacteria
one son is a farmer
another a judge
one is harnessed
to an ambulance
with the fury of ponies
inside your medication
the heavy vehicle of your cells
drives you away from us
later I thought I saw you
at doctor’s creek your hair
had all the tiredness of champagne