When I Was A Thief-Stealing Bases Poem by Matt Mondschein

Oh! My
How I did steal
Taking from hearts
Taking that which was not mine

At once, I recall
Taking them all
Sixty times I took
Without a care in the world

No fear, as I rolled and roamed
Not just taking, freely
Actually, stealing
Legally
In one season

The police man
Watching with a careful eye
Usually his left
Peripheral wise

A moment of heart pounding action
Then whoosh
I'd be gone
A challenge
Which was not wrong

To third
A miracle
I was'nt picked
Then home
Alone again
Naturally
Safe