Love Talks A Fast Game - Noaa Rienecker

Love talks a fast game,
fast as you can go
on 101 without
getting ticketed,

fast enough
to land you in a small town
in the middle of nowhere
before you know where
        you are.

But
curveballs
are most of what
life throws,

you catch ‘em if you can,
and if you can’t,
you pick up the ball,
dust it off,
and throw it back
to that unseen pitcher.