this will
burn a little, or maybe a lot,
as he sticks
my knee with a syringe
filled with
lidocaine and cortisone.
he's not kidding.
it feels like the inside
of my knee is on fire.
what you have here is
bone on bone, he says.
how many years have you
been playing basketball
on concrete courts.
i don't know, i tell him.
fifty, sixty.
but my knees now have
affected my running
and jumping.
they hurt like hell.
i see he says, jiggling
the long needle around
until all the juice is out.
but, i tell him. i still
have my shot, either hand.
and dribbling is no issue.
okay, he says.
come back in six months
and i'll stick you again.
have you ever thought of
switching to pickle ball?
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