I swing my bat
Over the plate of the unreal and unseen
The ball is too fast to hit
Strike one.

Why do I take another chance?
Because those are the rules of the game.
The round object is what I need to reach.
The weight is too much.
Strike two.

One more time.
Final and last try.
Trailing over the course of the mound
I swing
But the circular object hits my side.
Hard.

I could walk to first base
But I just got hit with the same mess
I was hoping to fly out of the ballpark.