Time To Play?
Working seven days a week
Has really worn me down
Teaching children all day long
Then teaching more at home
I see them playing during recess
Yes, I long to be set free too
Merely a moment to gather my thoughts
Swinging by myself would nicely do
Or sliding down the stainless steel slide
One time or maybe even two
Just enough time to gather my wits
Making the distinction on what to be true
Tetherball is also a possibility
But hard to play without being rough
Basketball is calling my name more so
One person playing is surely enough
Perhaps I’ll sit on the bench for a while
Pondering my thoughts and my wits
I guess I don’t have to be in motion
Time to play can be a quiet time to sit
© Stacy Lynn Stiles
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