shapely legs, biceps
mini white skirt against tan
sharp eye on the ball
strings of tennis racket taut
don’t call her mom on the court
I didn’t want to be monkey in the middle
I play on the swings and chase girls when I was little
I don’t truly remember everything of my past
Temporary satisfaction doesn’t entirely last
I’m pretty much done with this world’s dark tune,
Telling me I can’t be myself completely
I’m pretty much the shimmering sun against the moon
Spelling out my name in the sand genuinely
I don’t mind at all, don’t mind at all
If you’re small or tall…I might just trust fall
Just give me a call…I’m barely on the ball
If you are standing against the wall
I’m trying to obey my heart
My mind is blank and torn apart
I’m crying all these tears away
One day, someday, we will see the dawn’s sunray
Sunrise…this is why I seek hope and happiness
Your eyes…this is why I keep positive more or less
Sunsets…the outlet of optimism comes and goes
Regrets…we all go through our highs and lows
Putting my best foot forward
shoulder to the wheel
nose to the grindstone
my Achilles heel
while sticking my neck out
I soon found
as
with my eye on the ball
ear to the ground
when I put my back into it
not with tongue in cheek
but to keep my chin up
heard joints creak
the onset of old age memory loss
an early taste
for in the end I forgot to bend
at the knees and not the waist
Hey! Batter! Hey, hey batter!
Hey! Batter, swing!
There is the wind up. Here comes the pitch.
Fastball, slider, curve, but which is which?
Bases are loaded, it’s up to you…
Swing for the fences! Do what you do!
No one to help you. The ump is blind.
There’s so much pressure. Two runs behind.
You stand alone on the precipice.
Give it your best shot! A swing… a miss…
Hey! Batter! Hey, hey batter!
Hey! Batter, swing!
So many hecklers… the catcher laughs.
It’s just his job to try to distract.
You are all warmed up, ready to go…
Swing for the fences! Do what you know!
The fans are yelling, calling you names.
It’s life or death now, not just a game.
Millions are counting on your strong wrist.
Eye on the ball but… another miss…
Hey! Batter! Hey, hey batter!
Hey! Batter, swing!
Lean in closer, maybe you’ll get hit.
Just some pain from an errant pitch.
Forget that! Focus! Let’s make the news.
Swing for the fences! What will you lose?
You lured the pitcher into your trap.
One more second everyone will clap.
You’re in the zone now, there’s no defense.
Over the plate… Now Over the fence!
Hey! Batter! Hey, hey batter!
Hey! Batter, swing!
If I died in a casket,
Will you be my basket?
I’m the bottomless pit
full of so much wit
What if I can fly?
Soaring like a lullaby
I’m this bottomless cement
I weep in mere lament
Like rainfall
I stand tall
Against woe’s wall and all
Hear me as I call
In appall…but on the ball…
I’m afraid of what lies ahead
I’m afraid of what lies beneath
Let alone what lies within…
But, you’re God-sent…
Why do I cry
And I don’t know why…
When did things go wrong?
I wonder…
Where you’re at
Am I but a black bat…
Baffled by bewilderment,
Cradled in the darkness before me?
Sorrow me not
Joy be with me
Let not time rot
For an eternity
Please .. be . with… me….
Sorrow me not
Joy be with me
Let not time rot
For an eternity
I’m colliding…
I’m falling away
Into the bottomless pit, I go
So full of wit left to show and glow and grow…
Know you’re unforgotten
In my memories…the forgiven…
But, can’t forget to regret
The things I put you through and yet,
I bet you are a lost soul
Much like me in a sense..
I’ve fallen,
But upon my knees
And again…
You’re not the one to please..
God is
I'm a little too much, or at times not quite enough,
I'm too sensitive, too distracted or at times just too tough.
I'm too in my head, or say hurtful words without thought,
I'm super focused on the ball, and then suddenly, energy's at nought.
I either notice it all, or see very little
I can be softly spoken or when annoyed can sound brittle
Without words my face tells you all you need to know, but I promise you this, I really don't mean it to show.
I'm either full of self confidence or fueled by self doubt, I know it's hard to understand when I still haven't figured it out.
My life is such a sweet contradiction you see,
So hard to live this modern life, when I'm not sure who to be.
I do have some great traits though I swear,
I am creative, loving and have crazy ideas out of nowhere,
I love with all my being and care so deeply,
That my head and my heart are at war so uniquely.
My head says act how society wants you to be,
My heart screams back, that's just simply not me!
So please try not to judge, when I'm just trying to find me.
I'm simply on a journey, to navigate life with that thing called ADHD
I dream of being bold, without a want or care,
To charm the crowd with wit, and much fanfare,
A fearless soul, who plays to the crowd every night.
Never doubting, never ever wrong, ever forever right.
I’d run marathons while eating cake.
I’d climb Mount Everest thrice without a break.
I'd compose a symphony from an idle hum.
I'd speak five languages fluently, just for fun.
I dream of being cool, calm, and collected,
Always sharply focused, never misdirected,
A polished version of myself, always on the ball.
Never prone to any slip up, tumble, trip or fall.
I'd love to anticipate, to always be way ahead,
To never stumble as I scramble from my bed,
To awaken with hope fulfilled to greet the morn.
To never be bedraggled, hung-over, nor forlorn.
But, here I sit, entangled in my own unkempt hair,
Locked by procrastination’s grip, tied up, in my chair.
I plan great things ahead, but then, I simply sit and stare,
To better myself, I'd need to be, another's self, elsewhere.
“Politics is a contact sport” —Steve Chabot
It ain't over 'till it's over —Yogi Berra
Loug And Doug
Pleasant gentlemen both, broad shouldered and tall
Good sports who respect the umpire's call
Playing the game with pride and joy
Sincerely humble, never coy
Staunch New Yorkers with their eyes on the ball
Longfellow was certainly on the ball,
When he wrote, “Into each life, some rain must fall.”
When the storms of life over us prevail,
right words their tranquil power avail.
In times when sorrows like sea billows roll,
God promises to restore your soul.
When you pass through the waters, He’ll be with you,
The fire will not burn you when you pass through.
When sickness sours the health of being
Know that your faithful God is seeing.
He who allowed not Ishmael to perish,
does His frail children nourish and cherish.
When enemies swarm the righteous man’s trail,
God has promised they will not prevail.
He will in their presence a table spread,
So, if you are righteous, you need not dread.
The Psalms are replete with uplifting words,
which in tough times are like the song of birds.
So, take down your Bible from the shelf,
And with God’s promises acquaint yourself.
The title said it all…
Thank you very much
Left an unanswered call
All alone and such…
I’m reaching to the top so tall
I loved you to the cold-hearted touch
Catch me I make an abashing freefall
I discarded you…you deserted me too and left me a torn-apart heart with a crutch
Danger zone,
Alone,
Descending beneath the surface,
barely
Below you and I
Before I make a go
The title says it all
The title nailed it to the cross of my forgiven sins in appall
I still will stand tall
Through it all…all…
Get back on the ball…
The title…says it all…(laughs maniatically and frantically falls on my face, laughing harder than ever)…whatever, I’m seeing all ablur
The drunk hogs the path where the public walks
Then hogs the air with his nonsense talk
His breath smells of ale
His eyes look stale
This Scottish male
In a Scottish gale
Just gets wet
Along with his pet
His unkempt dog
As white as the fog
Feeds him a chip
Gives it some lip
He thinks he is hip
And knows it all
That he's on the ball
Then staggers and falls
Can't walk but crawls
On his all fours
He doesn't care
This Glasgow Laird
Who thinks his world isn't fair
For tomorrow he will call into the bank
Take out some cash from the Governments tank
Then he can go back to the house
That will sell him more Guinness stout
And stand outside on the same old street
Where the cold will numb his directionless feet.
Christmas shopping in Glasgow. 6 drunk men hogged the footpath in the cold rain. They didn't realise all the people who could get passed with getting soaked.
Laird is a Scottish word, derived from "Lord". It is the owner of the property.
On the internet I am a rookie,
But the web site said they would book me
A tele-health call
And my Doc's on the ball
But I had a mouthful of cookie!
Seven years
I’ve tucked ‘em away
Seven years
Been hoarding it all
Seven years
For a rainy day
Seven years
Better get on the ball
Potting shed, potting shed
Gonna build me a potting shed
Potting shed, potting shed
Tears to the eyes of the newlywed
Potting shed, potting shed
Joy in the garden and all the beds
Potting shed, potting shed
Planting and potting, that’s what she said
A fool and his barns
In the back of my mind
A fool and his barn
Been storing too much
A fool and his barns
Lord’s words weren’t kind
A fool and his barns
His possessions a crutch
The one barn is full now
Seen this coming with dread
With all that I’ve hoarded
Need to build me that shed
Better keep this one smaller
Don’t build bigger, He said
Hope my life’s not required
See the dawn here instead
Don’t assume, and don’t presume
Just because you’re making room
Might be building your very own tomb
But springtime’s coming, get ready to bloom
Three things can fulfill your life
depending what's your real aim
not good to reach way too high
for you can't allow yourself to blame
Be good, there we shall start
to describe oneself as this good
is to be in a positive frame of mind
conveys this character be understood
Complications are not a good thing
keeping life simple is the game
being on the ball with a quick one-two
simply put brings you real fame
The loveliness of kindness is wordless
none can describe it as they should
to be kind is so lovely a character
brings a glow to be understood
These three lovely marks of a kind
wishing them for each human being
a lovely world that would bring
wish everyone would be always agreeing
(I've written this considering a philosophy of life.)
He is right on the ball,
During summer or fall.
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