One Step At a Time

adventure, growing up, hip hop, repetition, word play A ONE STEP AT A TIME © Life is but a hopscotch path Players vying for placement Rules to follow aground Tokens used for good luck Practice runs lead to safe landings Over ever-changing terrains Hop skip and jump! Land on a crack You break your Mudder’s back Marbles fill a bag of loot Once directed into home holes Missed turns are your takings Marbled cat eyes forever coveted! Crayons come in packs Pick a colour to your taste Roses are red Violets are blue Black is for rain clouds Gone is a sun yellow A is for Apple- B is for Bunny- C is for caterwauling Letters up for a draw Lettered tongues speak The bad, good and the ugly Making mountains out of mole hills! Name-calling never hurts Pain hurts from thrown stones Calling one to take a chance Towards another hopscotch With hop skips and jumps One step, two steps, three steps more!