Student Poem of the Month — September 2007
 

 
The End of the Game   © by   Lucy Dempsey

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I dribble down the field
I am driven back
2-0
My hands are clenched
My legs frozen

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My stomach churns
I get a pass
Take it to the goal
Shoot
Score
2-1

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I’m too tense
Can’t move
Fight to stay on

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I close my eyes
I open them
I take a breath

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I get the ball
And go to goal
2-2
I relax
We will win
I know
But then...

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Previously published in the North Carolina Poetry Society's
Pinesong: Awards 2007. Used with permission of the Poet.
NOTICE: The copyright © for this poem belongs to the Poet.