Best Poems Written by Richard Stinson

I Am a Coach

I AM A COACH OF A LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM,
THEY'RE YOUNG, AND THEY'RE SMALL AND THEY STILL HAVE A DREAM.
I AM THE COACH, NO NOT THE BEST IN THE LAND,
YES, I AM THE COACH; I'M NOT IN THE STAND.

I AM THE COACH OF ALL VICTORIES,
IF WE BARLEY SQUEAK BY OR WE WIN WITH EASE.
I AM ALSO THE COACH OF THE TIMES WE GET BEAT,
WHETHER IT'S THE 10-RUN RULE OR A 1-RUN DEFEAT.

I AM THE COACH; I HAD MY TIME TO PLAY,
I DON'T LIVE THROUGH MY CHILD FOR THIS IS HIS DAY.
I TREAT ALL YOUR CHILDREN AS IF THEY WERE ONE,
AND PLEASE REMEMBER THIS, THIS GAME IS FOR FUN.

I COACH THE SLOW, I COACH THE FAST,
I COACH THROUGH ARGUMENTS WHERE ASPERSIONS ARE CAST.
I COACH THE HEALTHY, AND THOSE IN PAIN,
I'M ON THE FIELD IN THE SUN, MOSQUITOES AND RAIN.

I AM THE COACH; I DO IT FOR FREE,
I KNOW THIS, WE WILL NOT ALWAYS AGREE.
YOU SEE THINGS YOUR WAY, AND I SEE THEM MINE,
IF THE KIDS PLAY FOR FUN, EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

I COACH THROUGH GOOD TIMES, I COACH THROUGH BAD,
I COACH WHEN I'M HAPPY; I COACH WHEN I'M SAD.
IT'S LIKE A MARRIAGE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE,
I COACH WHEN LAST, I COACH WHEN FIRST.

I AM THE COACH, OF A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS,
WHO CAN BEAT ANY TEAM, AND THAT'S NO SURPRISE.
BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT WINNING OR BEING NUMBER ONE,
THIS GAME IS FOR CHILDREN, THIS GAME IS FOR FUN.

I AM THE COACH OF YOUR CHILD AND MINE,
I DON'T GET TO SHOW UP JUST ANY OLE TIME.
I DON'T GET TO DROP OFF MY CHILD AT THE GATE,
I STAY FOR THE WHOLE PRACTICE AND FOR GAMES I'M NOT LATE.

I AM THE COACH; AGAIN IT'S FOR FREE,
I COACH ONE OF MY CHILDREN, BUT YES I HAVE THREE.
I DON'T PRACTICE A LOT AND MOST DON'T AGREE.
BUT I DO THIS FOR FUN; I GUESS THAT'S JUST ME.

Copyright © Richard Stinson | Year Posted 2005