‘Taken Out at the Ballgame’

Photographer - Tobi Brun

Taken Out at the Ballgame

Tomorrow, when the hangover hits in full swing,
nobody will be screaming from the stands, “HOME RUN!”
Instead, sprawled across the field,
the clay swallows us whole, each divot and ridge a memory etched in time.
But tonight, we make a toast.
To the nights we got to chant and rave about our big-hearted little team,
and the all-star player who led them with pride.
Embrace this night, we will until dawn colors in the sky above second base with orange, warm to
the touch,
casting a nostalgic glow over the diamond where he once stood tall.
But tonight, oh yes, tonight, we raise a glass to this,
to a legacy left behind, in every ball thrown, it’s sewn into these blood red seams.

Grace Brendel is an undergraduate student studying Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing. She has been writing since she was thirteen years old and has won various local writing awards through her high school and college, as well as her county. She hopes to one day publish a book of poetry to inspire other writers to be true to themselves and to never give up on their dreams even when times get tough.