Hoops

Every kid

in the neighborhood

is out

on the basketball court

Idyllic as hell

dribbling

hanging in clusters

under after-school sun

How’s it decided

who plays

and who hangs back

unlikely there’s a lottery

drawing straws seems dated

With a crack

from the god of thunder

everyone scatters

leaving one scrappy team

wet

shooting hoops

Flash 55 for Real Toads Day Number Three!