The Big Game

Imagine that you’re
Sue Bird or
Michael Jordan
and the Creator is
the Coach
who is beyond thrilled
to have recruited you
for The Big Game
that is your Life.

But you looked
in the mirror
and for some reason
all you saw
reflected back to you

was some shadow
of a wisp of
somebody you
can’t quite make out.

Get up off the end
of the bench
where you put yourself,

go out, right now,
and get yourself
a new mirror.