the red ball

you drop
a ball
and give
chase. it rolls
out of your
hand
onto the
floor, down
the steps
through
the livingroom
and out the door.
you go after
it. watching
it's red
spin along
the road.
you sweat,
and make no
gain on it.
it's rolling
and rolling away
so you stop.
you think to
yourself, why
am i doing this.
there are other
red balls.