​Company Softball

[serengeti]
Show up to wife's company softball game
Can barely play, can barely even throw
Don't talk to anyone on the team
They anticipate his first at-bat, brutal
Stands on the plate, strikes out, doesn't know the rules
Wife's so embarrassed, wife's so embarrassed
Catcher's mask on the field
Wife tells co-workers he's a comedian

Emotional and silent
Ajai mean mugs women and men on the drive home
Deeply nodding his head to SWV
Upon arrival, the wife reminds Ajai of an airport pickup of her and her colleague next week
Ajai nods silently and sneers through the purest gold teeth

New shirt, Benetton, Benetar, relaunch Aerostar
Ford van, collab plan
Supreme on candle like cookie jar
Apron and lampshade, blue is the color of campaign
One is a number you maintain
Chef made plantains, chef had hat on, explains
Collabs in the errors you can't prevent
Don't forget heritage, remember that the culture ain't arrogance
The next dish he served was asparagus
Collab with a narrative about the Converse he inherited
They were game-worn by Larry Bird
The Weapons they are black, last game he had with his old back
Chef Colt was mind clear
Last dish was salad and soup, and fruit
Off-White, they were just names
Said we gotta believe if we expect change