By now, 80s kids know

cool cars come and go

lovers too,

and if you’re lucky a boat or two

but nothing will ever top

walking into fifth grade

across-the-board 10s

in a new pair of original Air Jordans.



Timothy K. Giordano is an attorney, comedy hobbyist, author and poet teaching at Montclair State University. For many years he was the executive editor of news publications for Bloomberg LP, and his recent writing has appeared in The Wry Times, Disabled World Journal, and  Attorney at Law Magazine.