My Jump Shot

My jump shot be

all elbow and no wrist.

My jump shot be

asking what a follow through is.

My jump shot be

hard to look at.

My jump shot be

Medusa.

My jump shot be

the leftovers you don’t really want to eat.

My jump shot be

the fridge that don’t work.

My jump shot be

the sour milk in your cereal.

My jump shot be

getting picked last by the other jump shots.

My jump shot be

old spaghetti.

My jump shot be

gluten-free.

My jump shot be

Michael Jordan when he was seven.

My jump shot be

spending too much time in the library.

My jump shot be

making everybody else feel better about their jump shot.

My jump shot be

asking why we didn’t stick to soccer.

My jump shot be

code-switching.

My jump shot be

making people nervous just because it’s a jump shot.

My jump shot be

the only jump shot in class.

My jump shot be

getting asked to speak on behalf of all the other jump shots.

My jump shot be

wondering why people think all jump shots are the same.

My jump shot be

explaining how jump shots come in all shapes and sizes.

My jump shot be

sounding like it’s talking about snowflakes.

My jump shot be

a snowflake.

My jump shot be

a home.

My jump shot be

the only jump shot I’ve ever had.