BENCHED!

BENCHED
By: Stephanie Josiah  9/27/2011

I'm so eager to play
I have all the skill and talent I need
but coach likes to bench me
he says my enthusiasm and heart
are just what the other team members need
I have a "go out and make it happen" attitude
but coach likes to bench me
he says there is a time and a place
and he's looking for a specific type of player to hit the field
someone who "looks" the part
someone with a knack for professionalism
someone who has the experience and the know how
I just have the heart... shoot, if he could put my heart
and my passion and my courage into the best team player
"it'd be a winning season!" he exclaims as if that's encouragement
to me
but in my mind I hear a voice say
"your heart and passion are all I need to make you
a most valuable player"
"you need no professionalism or experience to
hit my homeruns"
"I take kids and put them up against giants
and turn the game in their favor"
"I make wisdom bow down to the tongues of infants"
"I make lions sleep when they would rather feed"
"I make walls crumble at the sound of men's feet"
"I take the scorching burn out of fire and spare men's lives"
I am frustrated and benched and my heart is pounding
and my hands are shaking
and my efforts rejected
and my energies spent
I've dropped the things I loved
and accepted my seat at the back
I've swallowed the pill of invisibility and sit blue faced
and our team has all these players...
but when our coach
sends them out
they sit on the bench
with
me