Swish! The Game we love

Swish! In it went

Not touching the rim

But straight through

The perfect shot

My opponent grabbed,

I ran after her,

Adrenaline pumping

A feeling of competitiveness

Rushing through me as I ran

I blocked her there

And she passed

My teammate intercepting the ball

We all ran

Ten seconds left

Shoot! We cried.

She took a deep breath

And shot…

We held our breaths,

“Go in, go in”

We prayed in our hearts

It hit the back board

And rolled

Rolled on the rim

Barely balanced

It could either fall in

Or fall right out

Three seconds to go

Slowly, very slowly

The ball tipped

One second to go

And the crowd roared

It went in.

Score: twenty-eight to twenty-seven

We won!

A game well-played

And loved……..

BASKETBALL!!