red and white volleyball
almost as big as you are
tree leaves brush your arms
as you chase and pick it up with both hands
turn around and throw at toyota parked on driveway
I maneuver it with my feet and kick it back towards you
and you pick it up again
grunting as you bend your knees
this is serious stuff
as you narrow your eyes to the task
oblivious to the sharp stones
that dig into your tender soles
all so new
balls that roll when you kick
that bounce when you throw
a world that begins to be
under your control
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