Wilted Roses
Official Ball NCAA Championship
with its bright yellow color and
shredded red seams sighs sullenly
from a dusty shelf
while tangled earbuds explain
that musical dreams die
while glares are shot at
flickers of notifications lighting up
the so popular Samsung phone.
Glasses scream that summer is gone-
so long fun.
Mizuno Global Elite softball glove,
size 11.5,
the .5 is
important,
don't forget it,
grows tired of hoping
to be put to good use.
Lovely memories
of being a pitcher
fade
into
nothingness
as player #8 struggles
to listen to a boring teacher.
"She is a girl
with a shy personality...
she gets hurt easily."
the softball visor pleads
to the shining computer
that blinds everyone
with dreaded report card.
The softball cleats scream
out all the brutality
they had endured
during the season.
The only calmness comes
from the wilting roses
as they whisper her
desperation
for an interaction
with a grandmother
long
Gone.