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Dodgers 1, Angels 0
2008-06-29 12:52
by Ember Nickel

Of excellence there's not much to be said.
At some point, words fail to encapsulate
The subjects of numbers' domain. Instead,
We speak of what we cannot calculate.

Within each asterisk, a story hides.
The "almost"s at the bottom of the list
Reveal strict definitions' other sides:
Exceptions that unbending rules have missed.

So moving past the terminology
Unlocks a blurry dream. To freeze the air
And put it into words is not easy
But without other options, still we dare

To transcend the scorecard. It takes the bold
To tell what cannot otherwise be told.

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