3 Matching Contest - Things Worn In - September 2015 - Millikin University

boards creak and groan
walls leak in cool air
clubhouse

rocking
losing time
this old wicker chair

home run
world series
Boom the world ends

aging fans
watching their favorite team
hopeful for once

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top quarter champion

 

TOP half Chamption

 

bottom quarter champion

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dad's old baseball cap
stretched and dirty
my favorite team

bill ripped
head strap broken
he wears it everyday

worn out baseball glove
grandfather's initials
passed to my brother

broke in leather
fits just right
the winning catch

 

TOP half champion

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CHAMPION


 

 

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BOTTOM half champion

creased edges
of the picture
always in his wallet

that jewelry box
door broken
just how you left it

Grandma's engagement ring
was good luck once
try it again

withered dry single rose
given on a first date
she's kept it all these years

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BOTTOM half champion

 

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pulling a camper
rusty tin
Ford truck

three inches of dust
the old car fires
right up

the roaring engine
of a 68 Camaro
father and son

that old Chevelle
dits in the garage
so much still needs done

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