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"Last Chance"

June 12, 2014
By MusicallyObsessed GOLD, Mount Vernon, Missouri
MusicallyObsessed GOLD, Mount Vernon, Missouri
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Thump.
Thump.

The faded, gray, worn leather of the glove
Meeting the smooth, stitched-up ball.

Picher looks left,
Then right.
Bases loaded.

Three balls, two strikes,
Two outs.
Bottom of the
Ninth.

Catcher signals fastball.
No.
Curve?
Perfect.

Looking up at the scoreboard
Home: 12
Visitors: 13

So far winning
Unless… the batter gets a hit.

With victory in sight, he rears
Back and throws.

Crack!

The ball flies over the outfielder’s heads.
Homerun.

Home: 16
Visitors: 13.

So much for winning.



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