I love the game more than ever.
I find pleasure among others.
We convene on courts under difficult circumstances.
We have families, jobs, withering cartilage.
We play here, made equal. Each game starts
love-to-love. In tennis, there is no zero.
Just courts, games, always
love-to-love.
Nick Godec writes poetry and short fiction, with works appearing in Brief Wilderness, Flights, Grey Sparrow, Hedge Apple, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Rue Scribe, Sierra Nevada Review, and Steam Ticket. He has a B.A. in history and an MBA from Columbia University and currently works in finance in New York City. Nick enjoys spending time with his wife Julia and their miniature pinscher, Emma.