Griner Grounding

Griner Grounding
(Pride month, 2022)

If she were he, if she were damsely,
if we coulda watched her tone, (fine muscle flex)

her stretch, retching wife, unseen.
If not for her, long limb, bright teeth

point 3: (ungowned) ball, gone in, let go? Her upswept long-dreading. Her digits tip-
bending (our Michaelangela, space of hers, time’s ticking rim).

If she weren’t so good, so great back, gaze-straight boned
blacker lashes, her complex so, bronze enough

for US to not Seal team slip plan, in to get sis gone. Instead wade, wait…
If she wasn’t born strong, so strange for her to stand alone, stand, be out

no doubt, she’da been saved. Yes. The qweens — shout