This sport is more than a game,

For years you’ve helped me heal my pain.

You’re the only sport where you’re allowed to steal,

You are the only sport that has helped me heal.

You have taught me to be tough and strong,

With you, I could never go wrong.

You mean the world to me and more,

Regardless of what I see in the score.

On the field is where I want to be,

You’ve brought me plenty of friends who love and care for me.

You have taught how to persevere,

And to live my life without fear.

Despite your name, there is nothing “soft” about you,

With every scrape, scratch, cut, and bruise,

I grow stronger as a woman in my own mind,

Softball has always been one of a kind.