2014 Adult Poetry Contest
-Baseball in MeIt’s the name of the game. It’s as Simple as Pie. It’s also the reason I live and I’ll die. It’s humbling. It’s taunting. It points out my flaws. Yet three out of ten times you get a standing applause. It’s quick to point out the various things I may lack. It gives me just enough to keep me coming back. It’s awesome. It’s crazy. It sucks, now I hate it. Was that Ump even watching dude!? I swear I freakin’ made it! You’re Safe! You’re Out! Which is it I’m lost? ...What do you mean I’m out Blue!?...This is when I get tossed. You win some, you lose some, and sometimes it rains It’s the drive and the motivation that numbs all my pains. I was born with a passion for the love of the game. The baseball gods chose pine tar instead of blood for my veins. I love it, I hate it. I’ll be back out here tomorrow. Does anyone have a box of curveballs I can borrow? Squaring up a round bat on a little round ball, Reminds me that a game that’s so simple…is not so simple at all. It’s the game I chose as a life to help guide me, It’s the game I know has, is and will, always be inside me… Tyler Maag
There will never be another day like today. Tomorrow is never promised and nothing ever stays the same. So live your life, don’t be afraid to cry, as long as you are brave enough to try. Live with love and love your life, be strong enough to thrive…towards each and every dream that makes you smile. And always remember deep down inside..that YOU is all you need to survive. Randii Loland
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