Play Ball

I am playing ball, you see. Throw it down, it bounces up Throw it up, it comes down Throw it on to the wall Hey! it comes right back to me.

Tired or bored playing ball I fling it on the floor Despondent, it rolls to a corner.

I slump down on a chair Sit watching the ball. It looks back at me, sullen. Glowing red, it takes the shape Of my heart Shouts why I wouldn't play ball With life.