a simple game

step 1.
put on a helmet

step 2.
turn your face expectantly up to the sky

step 3.
wait for it

step 4.
don’t flinch

step 5.
keep waiting / observe the practice shot

step 6.
get pegged in the face with a hard rubber ball

repeat.
until you feel the fun slip through your fingers and it’s time to move on to better things.

 

like a daisy waiting to drink in the sun,
like a baby reaching for her mother’s arms,
like a girl in a helmet waiting to get pegged in the face,
she’s on her way up, up, up.

with a sense of purpose,
with no sense of self preservation,
with an astronaut’s gear and a heroic wave,
she’s on her way up, up, up.

dressed for success,
dressed to kill,
dressed for the ride of her life,
she’s on her way up, up, up.