it was halloween,
1995.
i was supposed to go to a phish show with my friends that night, it was a tuesday.
but my parents said no
cause the SATs were sat.
so instead my friend meghan and i hopped in the car and somehow we had like a scottie pippen jersey or something
anyway we went first to scottie’s house
then to MJ’s .
there were a few security guards outside the gate
with the huge 23
they ushered us in tho-
2 16year old girls
we had nothing to lose
and they were letting us in.
so we drove through
and up to the house
and sure enough,
there he was-
i couldnt take my eyes off him,
tears fell
he played with us
-teased me for wearing scotties jersey
how could i tell him
i wasnt worthy of wearing JORDAN 23 ?
didnt matter
we locked eyes
this god of sorts
he truly is
someone
above all this crap
above it all
xo
bless him
for pursuing excellence
all those days
all those hours
all those years
through all those flashbulbs
and pushy questions
and stares
he maintained focus
on excellence
brilliance
god bless
god bless