Writing Prompt Wednesday #75

14. How To: Write a poem on how to do something mundane most people take for granted, such as how to tie your shoes, how to turn on a lamp, how to pour a cup of coffee. https://thinkwritten.com/poetry-prompts/
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​TW: Abandonment
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I learned how to throw a baseball when I was 12 years old
I didn’t have anyone to teach me so I didn’t know what to do
And I was in the rain and it was cold
But I’ll do my best to teach all of you

First you want to bring your arm back
Not like you’re throwing a football
More like your hand is a windmill
Wind up and give it your all

Bring it in an arc up over your head
Follow straight through with your throw
Make sure you don’t release to early or late
At the right time, let it go

And if you’re teaching someone how to throw a baseball
Make sure they’re not all alone
Standing in a park, soaked through with rain
Having no way to get home

Don’t tell them that you’ll come right back
Only to never return again
Don’t give them that special smile
Because when they look back it’s nothing but pain

So the most important part of throwing a baseball
And listen close to get this right
Is to make sure you have someone there beside you
Who won’t just run off into the cold, dark night