More Than A Game by Jessica Diana (sonnet)

 

                Here’s to the girls that give 100 percent

                Willing to sacrifice their body

                To the girls that want to win at any extent

                That live to get their pants dirty

                 Here’s to the pitchers, catchers, 1^st basemen, and 2^nd basemen

                 The shortstop, 3^rd basemen, right fielder, center fielder, and left fielder

                  To the girls that will dive into any backstop or fence.

                  Hoping not to make a single error

                  Here’s to the girls giving up their summer to play

                  The smell of the freshly mowed grass and newly dragged dirt

                   To the girls that dream to play pro’s someday.

                   To see the red white and blue on their shirt.

                   Here’s to the girls that play with no shame.

                   To the girls that softball is more than a game.