Editor's
note: Today
is the 100th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's birth.
42
From 90
by
Christopher Stolle
Jackie
ran toward home
his
cleats stubborn
his
pants fashionably dirty
his
cap racing behind him
the
fans bewildered
the
pitcher stunned
the
catcher confused
by
such disregard for decorum
the
third base coach livid
cursing,
stomping, chasing
after
his charge
the
teammates swarming
the
coach retreating
the
manager fainting
the
umpire extending his arms
to
take flight with Jackie
Bio:
Christopher
Stolle’s writing has appeared most recently in Tipton Poetry
Journal, Flying Island, Edify Fiction, Contour, The New Southern
Fugitives, The Gambler, Gravel, The Light Ekphrastic, Sheepshead
Review, and Plath Poetry Project. He works as an acquisitions and
development editor for Penguin Random House, and he lives in
Richmond, Indiana.