a past time

we took the kids to a baseball game

on our way coach reminded me of days past

we used to attend a lot of ball games before we had kids

at the games we would see my roommate and my brother

"remember when we would see brian and katie?" he asked me

they would be sitting out in the outfield

my brother without his shirt, KT in a tube top

working on their tans

we would laugh and wave

they were the only ones out there

now eight years later they are married and we all have kids

the days of sitting on a sunday afternoon at a game soaking up rays is long past

if only we had know then what a luxury just "sitting" would become

for now we only wish we could all be at a game together

at least we could slather sunscreen on the kids,

watch them wait patiently for foul balls and throw cracker jacks at each other

because before we know it, the days of "sitting" and watching the game will be here again

just as now we are longing for those leisurely days of dating

then we will be reminiscing about times past with the kids