Sunny Albrite

sunny albrite couldn’t play the game

but wanted us to play her just the same

she wore her uniform just like a pro

except when she wore sandals in the snow.

sunny albrite didn’t play to loose

what tripped her up were those expensive shoes

for when it came to practicing her stuff

she worried that the leather would get scuffed

sunny albrite didn’t make the team

blamed it on the coach who was too mean

while her peers excelled at what they did

sunny drew her biddings like a kid.

so it’s said she popped her lace

ran and hid, God forbid we see her fall

or see her crawl into a shell

an empty cell and empty hell

sunny albrite couldn’t play the game

and missed the highs of winning when it came

sunny couldn’t focus on the prize

blinded by the shinning in her eyes.

for this she shunned her own identity

for this she called the game a mockery

for this she made excuses for herself

and hung her fancy dreams upon the shelf

so in stead she popped her lace

ran and hid, God forbid we see her fall

or see her crawl into a shell

an empty well, an empty hell

sunny albrite laid there chewing gum

dyeing to her favorite requiem

she had a funny way of keeping score

the scars upon herself accounting for

all the times she popped her lace

ran and hid, God forbid we see her fall

or see her crawl into a shell

and empty hell, an empty hell

Copyright David & Loren Laue 2012