PoetryMarch 2021A Tribute to Lewis Warsh
They Oughta Name a Shoe After You
By KB Nemcosky
Word count: 144
Paragraphs: 25
You have Air Jordans
you have Curry 1s
Curry 2.5s
Curry 3 through 8s
why not one for Lewis
the Warsh 1
Lewis much like Curry
same ease
same grace
same generosity
same accuracy
same range
same power of changing the narrative
same perfect trajectory
same poetic arc
of dropping another
from downtown
same enlightened
golden state
warrior
Curry his shoulder shimmy
after scoring
Lewis his hand gesture
summarizing
KB Nemcosky is the author of three books of poems: Drift (Ten Pell Books), dear friend (Straw Gate Books), and Early Exits (United Artists Books).