Back in 1980
I was watching the Olympics
At the little age of nine, not yet ten,
Full of confidence and spite,
As nine year olds are,
I found myself to be better than all of them.
“If I was on that team-”
“If I did that flip-”
Suddenly I became an expert in all sports
Tricks, flips, kicks,
And Ifs.
South Korea got zero medals
But I won gold.