Maria

• Emma Bentley, Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2010

Maria Livington is my name,
Playing sport is my only aim.
Each day I play a different sport,
Sometimes in the pool or on the tennis court.

People say there is something wrong with me,
They say I'm as thin as a stick from a tree,
but I just turn and walk away
and forget about it for the rest of the day.

Between each sport they give me food,
but I'm never really in the mood.

Sport is something special to me,
I love each one equally,
But I don't know why my mum will say
'I hope Maria's OK today'.