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Early Draft of Kobe’s “Dear Basketball”

Gerard

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From the moment
I realized I was better than my Dad
At basketball and poetry,
I knew one thing was real:

I fell in love with me.

When I looked into a mirror,
I never saw a reflection.
I only saw the Greatest of All Time.
I only saw Kobe.

I watched me sweat and hustle,
Glisten with intensity
As the game went to commercial,
And then watched me in that commercial.
Not because the Challenge called me,
But because I called me.
I did everything for ME.

My dreams of watching me be a Laker came true,
And I’ll never stop loving me for winning
All those championships.
But lately, I don’t like what I’m seeing.

The non-game-winning shots,
The refs’ whistles silent
As I flail down the lane.
My fade away that seems to be
Fading away.
That’s not the me I fell in love with.

And that’s OK.
The show is over,
But the credits are rolling
And every name that rolls by is mine.
It’s time to savor every moment I have with me
And just remember how great I was.

No matter what I do next,
I’ll always be that kid
Watching me with reverence.
Wanting nothing more
Than to be
Just like me.

-KB 2015

ISIS Takes Unexpected Hostage

Gerard

Like an evil pot of tea, a terrifying hostage crisis brews in the Middle East. Graham Junction send their correspondent, Shahira Shadeem, to steep in the hot water of ISIS and get real answers. Will the water boil over? Or will the sweet sugar of goodness overcome the bitter leaves of chaos?