T-Ball
took a time
out
beneath the blink
of “Friday Night Lights”
bleacher high
I watched them play
in that easy, wonderful way
before
the scoreboard goes up
and the Crayons put down
#3 is up to bat
and he’s swinging hard
‘bout knocked a kneecap out
ball ain’t even on the stand yet
and he’s whacking the L out of it
patient is the coach
who bends over and stands it back up
10 times
and quickly sticks the ball atop
for the 11th whack
SMACK
“it’s outta here!”
TL