The Process

Stressful nights

Stressful meetings

Meetings last hours

Meetings are grueling

Grueling questions

Grueling days of training

Training for fun

Training to get better

Better for baseball

Better for the draft

Draft day is coming up

Draft day is finally here

Here in this year

Here on Bainbridge Island

Island boy born and raised

Island of shelter and concealment

Concealment from baseball

Concealment from life

Life is fun

Life is hard

Hard work pays off

Hard work gets you places

Places to go

Places to play

Play for a job

Play for fun

Fun to play the game

Fun to see friends

Friends that I make

Friends that last forever

Forever I’ve wanted it

Forever I’ve believed in it

It is just a game

It is meant for kids

Kids have dreams

Kids have goals

Goals that will drive them

Goals to reach for

For their mom

For their dad

Dad lectures me

Dad offers “constructive criticism”

Criticism from my peers

Criticism is just noise

Noise I block out

Noise that doesn't matter

Matter of time

Matter of work

Time…

Work…