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February 24, 2022
By prestonschoenfelder SILVER, Randolph, Minnesota
prestonschoenfelder SILVER, Randolph, Minnesota
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I am running up the court

Dribbling 

Up and down

Up and down

Up and down 

Look to my left to pass

Denied 

Look to my right

Denied 

Now I have take things into my own hands

A couple dribbles and big steps I drive to the hole

Everyone closes in on me-

I cant get a shot

I kick it out to my teammate on the perimeter 

He puts up the shot-

Wet like water    

The crowd goes wild                     


We hustle back on defense

I’m locked up on the guy

He tries to drive in on me

I beat him to the spot

He jumps up for a shot

The ball is floating through the air-

I jump up to swat it away

A loud thud as the ball goes straight to the ground

The crowd goes wild


My teammate grabs the rebound

Quick passes it to me

I take a quick look at the scoreboard-

Tie game

4 seconds left                

I sprint to the other side of the court

3 seconds

Quick pass to my friend in the coner 

2 seconds 

He cant get a shot off

1 second

He passes it back and I do a quick fadaway

I fall to the ground staring up at the ball

The ball flying to the rim almost in slow motion

The loud buzzer ringing my ears

Then I hear the sploosh of the net

My teammates rush over to me to celebrate

The crowd goes wild

Game over


The author's comments:

i wrote my first decent poem


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Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 9 2022 at 4:45 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This is really beautiful...The repetition makes it great to read...☆☆☆