Summary

"The Next Morning." As the poem continues the title, a nurse asks what Nick wants for breakfast. He asks …

"Breakfast" … but he does not get what he wants. Although when she brings what he does get, the nurse also brings Coby.

"Conversation With Coby." In this dialogue poem, conversation reveals that Coby saw Nick’s parents arguing; that Coby got booked (thrown out of the game) as a result of what happened; and that Coby’s dad, who lives far away from his son, is coming to watch Coby play in the Dallas Cup. Coby promises to bring Nick a souvenir.

"Dear Skip." Nick writes a letter to The Mac, asking for him to break him (Nick) out of the hospital and bring a book. The lines of the poem are offset on the page, in a similar manner to the words on...