4-3. A Red Sox Win

I watched 

I kept my fingers crossed

When the Yankee crowd

ratcheted up their noise

and fans banged on the

stadium walls I ignored the din

When in the bottom of the ninth

it all seemed to fall apart

and they had a chance to tie or win 

I began to pray although I know

that God doesn’t take sides 

It wasn’t over until the last out

I undid my fingers, took a sip of wine

and thought we live another day