Always

Always


When she was young
         she didn’t play marbles
                   much.
With marbles clenched
         in her tiny fist
                   she watched
the others play.
It was fun to watch
         - anyway -
                   she never won.

She was usually last
         to be picked
                   for baseball teams.
and consistantly
         they put her
                   in left field.
When the ball came
(which wasn’t very often)
         she was always off
                   picking daisies.