We walked into a whiskey distillery in Winchester, NH
Inside was nicer than expected
Wood floors. Wood beams. Wood bar.
I stood near the wall, didn’t take a stool.
I like standing. It’s freeing for my heart.
To my left was the actual distillery
Whiskey barrels with grudge marks smiled at me
The owner is an amazing man
He’s been around the world and back
And talked to me as though I mattered
When we were ready to pay he asked
me if we could put it all on one
I looked at him, unmoving
I said, “My donkey is currently at the top of the hill.
I’m not sure which way he will go.”
He said to my brothers, “How long has he been like this?”
I liked this man as soon as we had walked into his distillery.
We talked about football, and basketball
at extent with a man sitting to our right
As soon as he told us his player was Barry Sanders I told him about Curtis Martin
and I wasn’t able to stop my mouth
about Jayson Tatum and his talent
His footwork
His intelligence
We walked from
this place
with a step
loving life
even though
we were the only
white boys
-M. Taggart
mtaggartwriter 
Great work! Sounds like a crew I would fit in with, talking sports and all. Celtics fan?
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Oh yea big fan. Jayson T is amazing.
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Agreed! They have a special player in him. And their coach is amazing! His book is one of the first books I read as an adult lol.
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He’s easily my favorite player. I enjoy watching him so much that it reminds me of how I would set aside time to watch Predro M. And at the time he was pitching for the Sox, I was coaching baseball. Is it basketball season yet!?
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Seriously! I watch other sports, but I’m all about basketball. This is a tough time for Haha. The dry season.
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