by Louis Antonelli
On your mark, get ready,
get set get set get set get set get set
get set get set get set get set get set
get set (get ready) get set get set get
(are you sure you’re ready?)
set get set get set get set get set get
set get set get (are you ready?) set
get set get set get set get set get set
get set (?) PLAY BALL!
get set get set get set get set get set get
set get set get set get set get
EXTRA! EXTRA!
STRUCK OUT IN THE NINTH WITH THE
BASES LOADED!
*Sometime later,
SET GET SET GET SET GET SET GET SET
GET SET GET SET (get ready) GET SET GET
SET GET SET GET SET
“get set,”
said the man in green pants
GET SET GET SET GET SET GET SET GET
“on your mark,”
added the lady with silver lipstick
SET GET SET GET SET GET SET GET SET
GET SET GET SET GET SET GET SET GET
“ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE READY!”
yelled a voice from the crowd
set get set get set get set get set
get set get set (I was born ready)
GET SET GET SET GET SET GET SET GET
SET GET SET GET SET GET SET
GET SET GET (?) SET GET SET GET SET
GET SET GET SET GET (I love this!) SET
GET SET GET,
“Kid, let me tell you,
one hand washes the other,
both hands wash the face.”
(are you sure)
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Louis Antonelli (b: July 28, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American poet and filmmaker. His professional career began at age 17, and has since been both widely distributed and awarded, internationally. He was honored by World Poetry, San Francisco, CA. with the award of 'POET/1990', and in 1994 by The National Library, as an, 'Outstanding Writer of America'. In 2006 he was named by Strathmore's, List as a 'Who's-Who Among Outstanding International Professionals': Arts/Media/Entertainment., Beginning in 1990, Louis Antonelli's poetry has been published exclusively, by VIA.
Last updated June 25, 2016