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Letting the Ball Roll
December 8, 2019
In the past, I let things pass,
let the ball roll into someone else's yard,
they would take my ball, bounce it a little
then, put it back in their yard to gather dust.
This time I took that ball,
walked with it,
And proudly asked:
“Will someone play with me?”
I thought,
if I had confidence and a cheery smile,
I would make a new friend
I don't know why it didn't work
Maybe it's my ball,
maybe it doesn't have enough air
I really don't know,
I wish I did.
Then, maybe I could fix it.
© Grace K., Port Washington, NY
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I spent my childhood lonely and bullying, stuggling to make friends. I have had a fear of friends my entire life now but recently I finally found connections through friendship and I wrote this poem looking back on my past fears.