All things must end |
I Learned all things must end (Sestina) My earliest memory, was baseball in the yard, just dad and I I ran home told my mom everything I had learned I still recall catching the ball, trying not to fall, I remember it all For Christmas that year I asked for all baseball things If I wanted to be on a team having a bat was a must My life felt complete when that Christmas reached its end When that cold winter came to an end We played catch outside, just my pops and I But soon I realized I must Play on a team, in order to use what I just learned I told my dad these things And he agreed all in all When I got to tryouts I didn't know anyone at all On the bench I just sat the end And when we went up to bat we didn't use balls, just some rubbery things Soon the coach saw the only one that could make those rubbery things fly, was I Smiling at my dad to give credit for what I learned To play baseball, he was the reason I must For me being out in that dust was a must Fall ball, indoor, high school, I played it all At school it seemed like baseball was the only thing I learned And when high school finally came to an end My dad and I Began to talk to scouts about college things I was so excited, talking about these college things But soon I learned when some can't others must It was at that summer practice, with just the pitcher and I And when that ball hit me, I took a fall and lost it all The lines of scouts came to an end My crippled hand laughed at all I had learned Getting up from the dust, it was at college I learned Baseball was just one of many things And if baseball died my life didn't need to end Even when all that is just is gone, go on I must Fall ball, indoor, high school, I played it all But if baseball is my life who am I? The first time we learned about the lump we thought it must Be one of those things, a mistake that was all No mistake was made and in the end, we'll be playing catch in heaven, just dad and I |