Nike

It's much more than a sneaker brand...

I know it’s sacrilegious to worship
molten idols; but at the corner of Clark
and Dearborn, there’s my namesake—
Nike, freshly dipped in a layer of gold.

It stands on a pedestal inside the lobby
of an office building, wings outstretched,
a perpetual wind blowing through her
gown in a song that never grows old.

It is the song of Victory, the song that
keeps my heart beating; in this battle
against Reality’s minions, the daily grind
of a soul whose destiny will soon unfold.