ultimate

Ultimate. That’s Frisbee —
a game men play.
Remember Civil War volunteers —
men who lined up to catch
lead like wind into farm field poplars.
Now one locks his eyes on a floating disk;
the body launches, even as tendons rip.
Not a death wish.
Men seeking transcendence.

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