“WHAT IS THAT SOUND?” HE WONDERED
AS HE CURIOUSLY CREPT DOWN THE HALL
WHAT HE SAW IN HIS PARENT’S BEDROOM
MADE HIM RETREAT, MAKE A 911 CALL
“SOMEONE’S BREAKING IN,” HE SAID
THE OPERATOR SAID,”HELP IS ON THE WAY.”
“GET OUT OF THE HOUSE,” SHE URGED
“PLEASE HURRY AND DON’T DELAY.”
DOWN ON ALL FOURS HE CRAWLED
INTO HIS ROOM FOR HIS BASEBALL BAT
RETRIEVING IT, HE WENT DOWN THE HALL
BUT NOT BEFORE DONNING HIS TEAM HAT
INTO HIS PARENT’S ROOM HE CRAWLED
STOOD UP, ALUMINUM BAT IN HIS HAND
STEADIED HIMSELF BESIDE THE WINDOW
WAITED FOR THE HOODED MASKED MAN
THE WINDOW WENT UP, IN HE CAME
AND THE YOUNGSTER WAS IN FULL SWING
CRACK OF THE BAT, HOME RUN HE HIT
KNOCKED OUT, THE BURGLAR GOT DINGED
THE POLICE ARRIVED, PERUSED THE SCENE
HANDCUFFED THE BLOODY, UNCONSCIOUS THIEF
“RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES, WHAT A HIT!”
“CRUSHED HIS SINUS CAVITIES! GOOD GRIEF!”
“I HEAR HE’S LITTLE LEAGUE HOME RUN KING”
“HE SURE HIT A HOMER TODAY!”
“WHEN THE GUY GETS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
IN JAIL FOR RECOVERY HE’LL STAY!”
THE BOY KNEW THAT HE HAD DISOBEYED
BUT HE WAS PROUD OF WHAT HE DID
ONE THING THE BURGLAR WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
IS THE SWING OF A TEN YEAR OLD KID
Thursday, June 23, 2022