AT THE BALLPARK

from the top row
of section 517

row 9
to be exact

you can see
past the bleachers
over the rooftops
east about half a mile
to the lake

a strip of deep blue
astonishing
and silent
as a bathtub full of paint

there are sailboats
and jet-skis
speedboats and water-skiers
gulls
swimmers
and divers

but not
a single sound
that reaches section 517

row 9
to be exact