Lost and Won
Close calls. Errors.
So they lost the game.
Brave smiles. Hand bumps.
“Good game,” down the line.
Parents know the drill.
“Get ’em next time, Tiger.”
“So, are you hungry?”
“That play at third was close.”
Coaches know the odds.
“We need taller pitchers.”
“Not bad for ten-year olds.”
“Fifth inning was a killer.”
“God, those kids have heart.”
Yet, they played more than baseball…
they played timidity and risk
indifference and commitment,
and cowardice and courage.
Kids…parents…coaches… knew
there was an incremental lost and won
that wasn’t on the scoreboard.
Bonnie Marshall
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