when words play hide and seek

"foul ball"
"line drive"
"tag, your it"
"birdie"
"strike three, you're out"
"home run"

"illegal receiver down field"

"touch down"

"travel"

"goal"

"late tackle"

"spare"

"off side"

"basket"

"out of bounds"
"red rover, red rover we dare..."
"all in free"

occasionally, 

like tonight,

writing is a hodgepodge

all the rules are jumbled and I can't find the playing field

as ideas bounce 

thoughts tumble
and words play hide and seek