National Pastime

. . .a mom who went to third base in the back of a minivan
with a man who wasn't her husband. . .
—Shannon Cook, "Moms gone wild: '40-year-old reversion'" (cnn.com)

I’m more of a singles hitter myself.
Never bulked up enough
to take a pitch
straight into the seats
or even tight against the wall,
deep onto the warning track. Still,
with care and patience and skill,
and playing the game "the right way,"
I can often get to third—
the so-called hot corner.
Where, as any fan knows, once there
you have a lot of ways to score.