Time Out!

If I could have one more shot at life, one more turn at bat,

I would make my life a Happening, not an

Almost Happened, not a Spectator Sport.

I wouldn’t be content to sit on the sidelines while

The rest of the world played hardball life.

I would pitch and take my turn at bat.

I would break some records.

If I lived before in another lifetime,

I hope I didn’t settle for the sidelines,

I hope I gave it a shot.

I hope I didn’t sit it out and say

‘I coulda been a contenda’

Or look back on yet another lifetime and say,

“If I could have one more shot at life, one more turn at bat . . .

Time out!

It’s the top of the fifth,

The bases are loaded. It’s my turn at bat.

It's my turn to hit a homer,

My turn to take a shot at life,
My turn to break records,

Just because I can . . .

                                                                              ~ Cappy Hall Rearick